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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marquette took in $1.5 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%State tax money28%Fees for services (water, sewer)17%Fines and other8.3%Federal tax money2.2%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

28%

of Marquette's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
34%$508 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$77 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.2%$63 thousand

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$253 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$106 thousand
  • Sewer$102 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$32 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$414 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$9 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$122 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs19%Sent to other local governments16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending16%

What stands out

16%

of Marquette's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$252 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$121 thousand
  • Water supply$96 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$199 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$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$172 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$172 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$151 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$137 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$107 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$98 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$98 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$59 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marquette. 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 Marquette 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.