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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Murray took in $122 million and spent $186 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)42%City taxes41%Fines and other8.2%County and local tax money4.9%State tax money3.9%

What stands out

23%

of Murray's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes41%

Sales tax
23%$28.2 million
Property tax
12%$15.0 million
Other taxes
5.4%$6.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$283 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$51.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$34.7 million
  • Water$6.6 million
  • Sewer$4.5 million
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$4.7 million

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$6.0 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$8.7 million
Fines
1.1%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Roads, transit and parking2.2%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

53%

of Murray's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$99.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$86.3 million
  • Water supply$7.3 million
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$41.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$33.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$685 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$21.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$11.4 million
  • Fire protection$8.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$698 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$13.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.8 million
  • Libraries$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$3.0 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$1.5 million
Social services
0.4%$751 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$751 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$641 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$641 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Murray. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City 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.