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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Martelle took in $471 thousand and spent $405 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%County and local tax money12%Fines and other10%State tax money6.8%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

12%

of Martelle's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes35%

Property tax

29%$138 thousand

Sales tax

4.9%$23 thousand

Other taxes

0.6%$3 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services

32%$153 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more

Water$85 thousand
Sewer$41 thousand
Garbage collection$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government

4.2%$20 thousand

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state

6.8%$32 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

12%$55 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other

10%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Interest on debt2.7%

What stands out

36%

of Martelle's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

36%$146 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$146 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

25%$100 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$38 thousand
Water supply$38 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand

Running the government and other costs

15%$62 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Government buildings$30 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

15%$60 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Libraries$24 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

6.4%$26 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$26 thousand

Interest on debt

2.7%$11 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt

Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Interest on general debt$5 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Martelle. 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 Martelle 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.