County government · Marion County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Marion County took in $18.0 million and spent $19.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes77%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)9.0%Fines and other6.8%State tax money6.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

74%

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

County taxes77%

Property tax
74%$13.3 million
Sales tax
1.8%$332 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$242 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$137 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$82 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$16 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$752 thousand
  • Other service charges$697 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$165 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$38 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$1.2 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$1.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Health and hospitals8.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

48%

of Marion County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$815 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$844 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$454 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$433 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.5%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$668 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$668 thousand
Social services
2.8%$552 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$467 thousand
  • Other public welfare$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$372 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$372 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$254 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$254 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

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.