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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morrison took in $953 thousand and spent $734 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money30%Federal tax money8.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.2%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

8.9%

of Morrison's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes60%

Property tax
58%$549 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$85 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$285 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$3 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Sent to other local governments3.3%Health and hospitals3.0%

What stands out

28%

of Morrison'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
37%$269 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$269 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$206 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$191 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$148 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$24 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Morrison. 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 Morrison 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.