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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Murray took in $2.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%Fees for services (water)15%County and local tax money11%State tax money11%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

15%

of Murray's 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 taxes60%

Property tax
55%$1.1 million
Other taxes
5.6%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$68 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$41 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$307 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$276 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$219 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$229 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$29 thousand
Fines
0.8%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Interest on debt12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Murray's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$658 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$658 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$502 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$295 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$322 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$319 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$206 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Murray. 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 Murray 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.