Town government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marion took in $34.2 million and spent $34.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%State tax money9.1%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

21%

of Marion's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
67%$22.8 million
Other taxes
2.0%$697 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$557 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$807 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$269 thousand
  • School lunches$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$5 thousand
  • Parking$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$3.1 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$486 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges27%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Sent to other local governments15%Police, fire, courts and jails11%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

27%

of Marion's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
27%$9.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.4 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$7.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.3 million
  • Government buildings$606 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$391 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$365 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$672 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$5.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$542 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$152 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Parking$3 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$728 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$530 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$198 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$335 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$217 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$126 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$126 thousand
Social services
0.3%$103 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$103 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Marion. 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 Town 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.