Borough government · Morris County, NJ

Morris Plains's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morris Plains took in $16.9 million and spent $11.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes94%Fines and other3.0%State tax money2.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.9%

What stands out

91%

of Morris Plains' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes94%

Property tax
91%$15.3 million
Other taxes
3.2%$532 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$329 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$113 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$72 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$150 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$348 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Fines
2.2%$377 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$134 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.8%Sent to other local governments6.8%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

29%

of Morris Plains' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$452 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$406 thousand
  • Government buildings$172 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$256 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$228 thousand
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.8%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$732 thousand
  • Sewer systems$370 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.8%$765 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$765 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$435 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$296 thousand
  • Libraries$139 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$252 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Morris Plains. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Morris Plains 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.