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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marcus took in $1.7 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%State tax money9.6%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money4.6%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

10%

of Marcus' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes42%

Property tax
31%$535 thousand
Sales tax
9.6%$165 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$621 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$263 thousand
  • Sewer$194 thousand
  • Garbage collection$148 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$79 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$165 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$19 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$122 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

13%

of Marcus' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$479 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$205 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$161 thousand
  • Sewer systems$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$296 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking and roads and highways
  • Parking$208 thousand
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$207 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$53 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$190 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$95 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$117 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$83 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.2%$89 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$89 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$27 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marcus. 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 Marcus 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.