County government · Marshall County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Marshall County took in $47.3 million and spent $40.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes75%Fines and other11%State tax money8.8%Fees for services (road charges)4.8%

What stands out

48%

of Marshall County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes75%

Individual income tax
48%$22.8 million
Property tax
23%$11.0 million
Other taxes
3.5%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$521 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$398 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$333 thousand
  • Other licenses$309 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$111 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$519 thousand
  • Road charges$394 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$4.1 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$5.1 million
Fines
0.6%$277 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking24%Health and hospitals1.3%Environment and natural resources0.8%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

41%

of Marshall County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$16.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$625 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$338 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$12.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$420 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.6 million
Health and hospitals
1.3%$530 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$530 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$326 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$326 thousand
Social services
0.6%$244 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$244 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$186 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$186 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$173 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$44 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marshall County. 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 Marshall County 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.