City government · Monroe County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Marathon took in $39.2 million and spent $26.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)25%Fines and other15%Federal tax money8.7%State tax money8.5%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

8.7%

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

City taxes41%

Property tax
29%$11.3 million
Other taxes
12%$4.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$3.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$572 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$518 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$148 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$3.4 million

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$3.3 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$575 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$5.5 million
Fines
0.8%$317 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs8.5%Interest on debt4.8%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

30%

of Marathon'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$10.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$10.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.4 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$338 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$757 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$93 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on general debt$186 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.4%$898 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$898 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$615 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$615 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marathon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Marathon 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.