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Morgans Point's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Morgans Point took in $3.9 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes77%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%Fines and other2.6%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

16%

of Morgans Point's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes77%

Property tax
47%$1.8 million
Sales tax
16%$630 thousand
Other taxes
14%$524 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$462 thousand
  • Other licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$773 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$595 thousand
  • Sewer$161 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$21 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Fines
1.7%$67 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

48%

of Morgans Point's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$962 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$537 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$833 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$833 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$637 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$239 thousand
  • Sewer systems$207 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$191 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$173 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$173 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Morgans Point. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 City of Morgans Point 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.