City government · Calhoun County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marshall took in $35.5 million and spent $34.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)65%City taxes18%State tax money7.9%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money3.5%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

65%

of Marshall's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
16%$5.8 million
Other taxes
1.4%$491 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$491 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$23.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$16.9 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$945 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$253 thousand
  • Transit fares$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$1.2 million

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$2.8 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$204 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$2.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Health and hospitals4.3%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

60%

of Marshall'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
60%$20.6 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$19.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$576 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$473 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Water supply$532 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
  • Airports$170 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$132 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$104 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$865 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$517 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$191 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$157 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$436 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$436 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marshall. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Marshall 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.