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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marietta took in $267 million and spent $353 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)66%City taxes19%County and local tax money6.8%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money2.6%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

66%

of Marietta's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes19%

Other taxes
9.8%$26.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.8 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$5.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$716 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.5%$25.4 million

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$177 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$113 million
  • Sewer$31.2 million
  • Water$14.0 million
  • Other service charges$10.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
  • Garbage collection$4.3 million
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$7.1 million

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$1.6 million

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$18.2 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$9.1 million
Fines
1.1%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Running the government and other costs7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

70%

of Marietta's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
70%$248 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$86.7 million
  • Water supply$81.3 million
  • Sewer systems$80.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$40.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$22.3 million
  • Fire protection$16.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$33.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33.1 million
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$24.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.8 million
  • Government buildings$5.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$4.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$1.5 million
Social services
0.2%$644 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$644 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marietta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Marietta 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.