Town government · Crook County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Moorcroft took in $5.5 million and spent $4.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money45%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)25%State tax money14%County and local tax money11%Fines and other3.6%Town taxes2.5%

What stands out

45%

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

Town taxes2.5%

Property tax
1.5%$82 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$508 thousand
  • Water$406 thousand
  • Sewer$286 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$112 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money45%

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

From the federal government
45%$2.4 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$740 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$609 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Fines
2.2%$121 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Interest on debt4.2%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

65%

of Moorcroft'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
65%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$428 thousand
  • Water supply$247 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$489 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$398 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$469 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$235 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$176 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$322 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$322 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$198 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$180 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$146 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$146 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Moorcroft. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Moorcroft 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.