Town government · Waushara County, WI

Mount Morris's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Morris took in $552 thousand and spent $525 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%State tax money29%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money1.1%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes58%

Property tax
51%$281 thousand
Other taxes
7.4%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$40 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$58 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$160 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Interest on debt3.2%

What stands out

5.7%

of Mount Morris' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$291 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$291 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$103 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$84 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mount Morris. 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 Mount Morris 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.