Village government · Osceola County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Marion took in $1.2 million and spent $960 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money28%Village taxes21%County and local tax money12%Fines and other8.4%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

12%

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

Village taxes21%

Property tax
21%$252 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$338 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$166 thousand
  • Sewer$103 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$35 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$332 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$138 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$80 thousand
Fines
1.7%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

39%

of Marion's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$372 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$127 thousand
  • Government buildings$124 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$234 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$234 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$144 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$95 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$95 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$85 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$21 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$9 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$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Marion. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.