City government · Buena Vista County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marathon took in $807 thousand and spent $651 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)68%City taxes22%State tax money3.7%Federal tax money2.6%County and local tax money2.5%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

68%

of Marathon'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 taxes22%

Property tax
16%$129 thousand
Sales tax
4.3%$35 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$546 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$297 thousand
  • Sewer$123 thousand
  • Water$97 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$21 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$30 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Running the government and other costs6.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

63%

of Marathon'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
63%$412 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$219 thousand
  • Sewer systems$104 thousand
  • Water supply$65 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$93 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Libraries$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.0%$39 thousand
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$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Police$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$12 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marathon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Marathon 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.