City government · Lac Qui Parle County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marietta took in $205 thousand and spent $167 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)30%City taxes20%Fines and other6.8%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes20%

Property tax
20%$41 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$61 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand
  • Sewer$19 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$8 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$80 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Roads, transit and parking9.0%

What stands out

10%

of Marietta's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$55 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$51 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$37 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marietta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Marietta 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.