City government · Morgan County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Morgan took in $8.8 million and spent $7.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)57%City taxes28%Fines and other12%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes28%

Sales tax
14%$1.2 million
Property tax
11%$964 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$259 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$232 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$2.2 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$363 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$67 thousand
  • Road charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$253 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%Housing and community development2.8%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

57%

of Morgan'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
57%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$800 thousand
  • Water supply$647 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$348 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$166 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$404 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$404 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$275 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$197 thousand
  • Libraries$78 thousand
Housing and community development
2.8%$220 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$100 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$100 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Morgan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Morgan 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.