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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marion took in $102 million and spent $100 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%Federal tax money15%Fines and other8.5%State tax money7.7%County and local tax money4.3%

What stands out

15%

of Marion's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
34%$34.2 million
Sales tax
6.9%$7.0 million
Other taxes
3.6%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.4 million
  • Other licenses$833 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$390 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$20.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$9.1 million
  • Water$7.6 million
  • Garbage collection$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$453 thousand
  • Other service charges$196 thousand
  • Housing$128 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$15.0 million

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$7.8 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$4.4 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$7.8 million
Fines
0.8%$812 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

4.7%

of Marion's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$32.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$30.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$737 thousand
  • Government buildings$479 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$59 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$26.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$12.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.3 million
  • Water supply$5.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$16.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$8.9 million
  • Fire protection$7.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$367 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$7.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
  • Public transit$524 thousand
  • Airports$173 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$6.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Libraries$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
4.7%$4.7 million
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$4.7 million
Interest on debt
3.9%$3.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$24 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marion. 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 Marion 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.