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Morton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Morton took in $5.7 million and spent $4.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)51%City taxes19%State tax money18%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

7.6%

of Morton's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes19%

Property tax
17%$984 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$96 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$85 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Water$863 thousand
  • Garbage collection$241 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.6%$434 thousand

State tax money18%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
18%$1.0 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$189 thousand
Fines
1.3%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs6.8%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

61%

of Morton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$654 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$183 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$936 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$936 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$288 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$275 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$234 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$234 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$152 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$152 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$60 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$59 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Morton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Morton itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.