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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morgan took in $552 thousand and spent $645 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Town taxes30%County and local tax money9.8%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)3.8%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

55%

of Morgan's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes30%

Property tax
29%$162 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$303 thousand

County and local tax money9.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.8%$54 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%

What stands out

16%

of Morgan's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$420 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$420 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$80 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)$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 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 December 31, 2021. 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.