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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Maroa took in $1.9 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%City taxes29%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%Fines and other7.7%

What stands out

47%

of Maroa's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
24%$472 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$78 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$315 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$186 thousand
  • Sewer$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$911 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$142 thousand
Fines
0.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

25%

of Maroa'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%

Running the government and other costs
28%$416 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$379 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$375 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$375 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$368 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$368 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$163 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$163 thousand
Interest on debt
7.5%$110 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Maroa. 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 Maroa 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.