Borough government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morrisville took in $6.8 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes56%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)20%County and local tax money9.5%State tax money7.7%Fines and other3.5%Federal tax money2.7%

What stands out

47%

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

Borough taxes56%

Property tax
47%$3.2 million
Other taxes
8.7%$593 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$264 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$172 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$157 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$67 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$183 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$529 thousand

County and local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.5%$650 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$154 thousand
Fines
1.3%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

39%

of Morrisville's 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$267 thousand
  • Fire protection$262 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Water supply$646 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$679 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$169 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$125 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$533 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$278 thousand
  • Libraries$255 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$285 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$285 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$119 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$119 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Morrisville. 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 Borough of Morrisville 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.