County government · Marion County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marion County took in $27.4 million and spent $29.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money31%Fees for services (road charges)6.8%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

56%

of Marion County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
56%$15.4 million
Other taxes
0.1%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$8.5 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals19%Environment and natural resources7.9%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

19%

of Marion County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$9.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$969 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$854 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$5.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.4 million
Environment and natural resources
7.9%$2.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.3 million
Social services
0.7%$190 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$190 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Marion 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.