City government · Marquette County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marquette took in $120 million and spent $110 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)59%City taxes22%Fines and other8.3%State tax money6.8%Federal tax money2.9%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

59%

of Marquette's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
22%$26.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$104 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$53 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$70.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$50.8 million
  • Sewer$7.4 million
  • Water$5.4 million
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Housing$848 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%$3.4 million

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$8.1 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$1.2 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$9.7 million
Fines
0.2%$232 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

51%

of Marquette's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$56.8 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$46.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Government buildings$276 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$21.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$9.9 million
  • Electric power$8.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$9.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$269 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$160 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$8.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$6.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Libraries$2.3 million
Interest on debt
5.5%$6.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$3.3 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$2.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$213 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$924 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$924 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$754 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marquette. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Marquette 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.