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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Marengo took in $9.1 million and spent $7.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%State tax money34%Fees for services (sewer)18%Fines and other8.2%

What stands out

20%

of Marengo's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes40%

Property tax
20%$1.9 million
Other taxes
20%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$348 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$3.1 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$684 thousand
Fines
0.7%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Interest on debt4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

39%

of Marengo'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
39%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.9 million
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)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$540 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$837 thousand
  • Water supply$561 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$510 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$510 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$323 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$145 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Marengo 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.