Town government · Livingston County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Morris took in $2.2 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes39%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%State tax money13%Fines and other11%County and local tax money8.1%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

26%

of Mount Morris' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes39%

Property tax
35%$781 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$50 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$576 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$481 thousand
  • Water$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Sewer$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$72 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$286 thousand

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$179 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$241 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Health and hospitals28%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

28%

of Mount Morris' spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$854 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$854 thousand
Health and hospitals
28%$651 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$651 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$643 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$386 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$99 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$74 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$40 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mount Morris. 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 Town of Mount Morris 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.