Village government · Cass County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marcellus took in $1.9 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%Fines and other25%State tax money17%Village taxes12%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

24%

of Marcellus' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes12%

Property tax
11%$210 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$838 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$403 thousand
  • Water$286 thousand
  • Garbage collection$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$319 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$16 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
24%$451 thousand
Fines
0.9%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs28%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Interest on debt2.8%Police, fire, courts and jails0.4%

What stands out

15%

of Marcellus' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$901 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$403 thousand
  • Water supply$348 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$150 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$520 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$449 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$284 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$284 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$110 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$110 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$52 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$36 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Marcellus. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Marcellus 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.