Village government · Lamoille County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Morrisville took in $4.6 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other21%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

17%

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

Village taxes52%

Property tax
31%$1.4 million
Sales tax
17%$766 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$168 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$107 thousand
  • Other licenses$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$618 thousand
  • Water$270 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$136 thousand
  • Other service charges$124 thousand
  • Road charges$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$63 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$974 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

33%

of Morrisville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$657 thousand
  • Police$545 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$917 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$622 thousand
  • Water supply$295 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$682 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$625 thousand
  • Public transit$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$370 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$312 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$368 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$200 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$168 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$60 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Social services
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Morrisville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 Village of Morrisville 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.