City government · St Clair County, MI

Marine City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marine City took in $5.8 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)43%City taxes34%State tax money19%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money1.9%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

32%

of Marine City's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes34%

Property tax
32%$1.8 million
Other taxes
2.1%$119 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$108 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$940 thousand
  • Sewer$779 thousand
  • Other service charges$425 thousand
  • Garbage collection$298 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$22 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.1 million

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$110 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$148 thousand
Fines
0.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking12%Sent to other local governments4.3%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

4.3%

of Marine City's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$305 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$696 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$694 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$199 thousand
  • Government buildings$120 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$664 thousand
  • Fire protection$252 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$129 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$733 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$733 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$252 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$252 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$156 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$142 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$51 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$42 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marine City. 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 City of Marine City 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.