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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marengo took in $98.8 million and spent $48.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)92%Fines and other5.5%City taxes2.0%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

92%

of Marengo'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 taxes2.0%

Property tax
1.4%$1.4 million
Sales tax
0.4%$365 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$232 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$230 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services92%

Fees for services
92%$90.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$89.2 million
  • Sewer$768 thousand
  • Water$641 thousand
  • Garbage collection$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$57 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$600 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$21 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$5.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals92%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%Interest on debt1.7%Police, fire, courts and jails1.2%Roads, transit and parking1.2%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

92%

of Marengo's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
92%$44.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$44.8 million
  • Public health$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$560 thousand
  • Sewer systems$489 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$87 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$807 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.2%$584 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$463 thousand
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$560 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$560 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.9%$439 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$257 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$251 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$188 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marengo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Marengo 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.