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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marlette took in $3.0 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%State tax money26%City taxes23%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

26%

of Marlette's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
23%$681 thousand

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$518 thousand
  • Other service charges$446 thousand
  • Water$216 thousand
  • Garbage collection$130 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$762 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$154 thousand
Fines
0.5%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt7.2%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

7.2%

of Marlette's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$761 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$472 thousand
  • Government buildings$126 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$111 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$513 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$426 thousand
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$381 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$381 thousand
Interest on debt
7.2%$237 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$157 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$76 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$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marlette. 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 Marlette 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.