City government · Marion County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Marion took in $5.2 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)69%City taxes27%State tax money2.7%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

8.2%

of Marion's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes27%

Property tax
17%$913 thousand
Sales tax
8.2%$429 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$41 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$2.5 million
  • Water$599 thousand
  • Sewer$307 thousand
  • Garbage collection$165 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Airport$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$142 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
0.6%$32 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Roads, transit and parking5.6%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

58%

of Marion's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Water supply$379 thousand
  • Sewer systems$164 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$423 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$375 thousand
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$421 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$384 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$314 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
  • Libraries$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$185 thousand
  • Airports$22 thousand
Housing and community development
2.2%$81 thousand
Social services
2.0%$73 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$73 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$50 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 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 December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

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.