City government · Perry County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Marion took in $2.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes95%Fees for services (electric power)5.1%

What stands out

57%

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

City taxes95%

Sales tax
57%$1.5 million
Other taxes
38%$984 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$532 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$236 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$157 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$131 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power
  • Electric power$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails70%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%

What stands out

70%

of Marion's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
70%$896 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$883 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$300 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$209 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marion. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Marion 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.