City government · Clark County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Marshall took in $16.2 million and spent $14.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)74%State tax money15%City taxes4.8%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

74%

of Marshall's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes4.8%

Property tax
3.5%$567 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$208 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$171 thousand
  • Other licenses$29 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$12.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 3 more
  • Electric power$7.7 million
  • Gas$2.2 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$745 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$271 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$2.5 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$86 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$557 thousand
Fines
0.2%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Running the government and other costs5.7%Roads, transit and parking5.3%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

74%

of Marshall's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
74%$10.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$6.5 million
  • Gas supply$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$113 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$940 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$537 thousand
  • Libraries$403 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.7%$836 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$439 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$215 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$182 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$788 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$788 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$211 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marshall. 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 Marshall 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.