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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morehouse took in $793 thousand and spent $748 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)57%City taxes26%Federal tax money11%State tax money5.7%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes26%

Sales tax
15%$116 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.3%$42 thousand

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$454 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$221 thousand
  • Sewer$215 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$87 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$45 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Interest on debt12%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

65%

of Morehouse's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
65%$487 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$439 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$150 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$99 thousand
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Morehouse. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Morehouse 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.