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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Murchison took in $601 thousand and spent $481 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)50%City taxes25%State tax money24%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes25%

Sales tax
22%$132 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$303 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$212 thousand
  • Garbage collection$85 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$144 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%

What stands out

73%

of Murchison's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
73%$349 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$288 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$118 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Murchison. 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 City of Murchison 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.