City government · Lyon County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marshall took in $24.1 million and spent $21.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, airport)23%State tax money12%Federal tax money11%Fines and other7.0%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

10%

of Marshall's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes46%

Property tax
35%$8.3 million
Sales tax
10%$2.4 million
Other taxes
1.7%$398 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$398 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; airport and 1 more
  • Sewer$5.3 million
  • Airport$167 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$2.6 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$3.0 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$93 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$1.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt14%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries12%

What stands out

14%

of Marshall's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$5.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$681 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$131 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$443 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Airports$567 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
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 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 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.