City government · Grant County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Marion took in $63.5 million and spent $38.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%City taxes37%State tax money23%County and local tax money0.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

23%

of Marion's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
37%$23.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$304 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$155 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$24.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$13.7 million
  • Water$7.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$571 thousand
  • Other service charges$314 thousand
  • Parking$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$14.8 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$429 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$393 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Roads, transit and parking19%Housing and community development14%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

14%

of Marion's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$17.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.0 million
  • Fire protection$7.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$396 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$7.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.3 million
Housing and community development
14%$5.5 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$799 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$470 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$624 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$205 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$205 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marion. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Marion 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.