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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Merrill took in $21.0 million and spent $22.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%State tax money24%Fees for services (sewer, water)18%County and local tax money11%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money5.9%

What stands out

11%

of Merrill's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes35%

Property tax
33%$7.0 million
Other taxes
1.4%$302 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$127 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$92 thousand
  • Other licenses$76 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$272 thousand
  • Airport$88 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Transit fares$47 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.9%$1.2 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$5.0 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$2.4 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$1.3 million
Fines
0.5%$103 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

11%

of Merrill's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$340 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$167 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Public transit$1.4 million
  • Airports$207 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$783 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$435 thousand
  • Government buildings$369 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$340 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
4.9%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$825 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$85 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$85 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$63 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Merrill. 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 Merrill 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.