Town government · Orleans County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Morgan took in $1.1 million and spent $691 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%State tax money21%

What stands out

79%

of Morgan's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes79%

Property tax
79%$878 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$232 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Interest on debt5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

5.2%

of Morgan's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$450 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$450 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$162 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$161 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Police$13 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Morgan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Town 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.