Town government · Hamilton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morehouse took in $61 thousand and spent $64 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%County and local tax money20%State tax money16%Fines and other8.2%Fees for services6.6%

What stands out

20%

of Morehouse's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
48%$29 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$10 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$12 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Fines
8.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%

What stands out

38%

of Morehouse's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$32 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$24 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Morehouse. 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 Town 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.