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Marquette Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Marquette Heights took in $3.2 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)29%City taxes27%State tax money24%Fines and other20%

What stands out

14%

of Marquette Heights' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
17%$529 thousand
Other taxes
11%$345 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$243 thousand
  • Other licenses$62 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$927 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$560 thousand
  • Sewer$365 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$761 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
14%$463 thousand
Fines
5.4%$172 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

31%

of Marquette Heights' 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
37%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$299 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$852 thousand
  • Fire protection$310 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$544 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$544 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$483 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$223 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$199 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$123 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$104 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marquette Heights. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Marquette Heights 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.