City government · McPherson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marquette took in $620 thousand and spent $637 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%County and local tax money13%State tax money4.8%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

13%

of Marquette'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 taxes42%

Property tax
37%$229 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$224 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$101 thousand
  • Sewer$54 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$30 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$80 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$24 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Interest on debt4.1%

What stands out

24%

of Marquette's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$181 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$76 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$67 thousand
  • Sewer systems$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$156 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$156 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$153 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$55 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$26 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 December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.