City government · Lewis County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morton took in $7.3 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%City taxes12%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

63%

of Morton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes12%

Sales tax
7.1%$514 thousand
Property tax
3.4%$249 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$122 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$70 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$35 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$643 thousand
  • Sewer$512 thousand
  • Other service charges$181 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$4.6 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$122 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$282 thousand
Fines
0.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities85%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Running the government and other costs3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Interest on debt1.4%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

85%

of Morton'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
85%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$5.3 million
  • Water supply$671 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$494 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$453 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$25 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.9%$278 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$161 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$101 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$94 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$87 thousand
  • Airports$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Morton. 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 Morton 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.