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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Marks took in $1.6 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%City taxes26%Fees for services (sewer, water)13%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

59%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax
21%$338 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$85 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$210 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$105 thousand
  • Water$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$947 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Fines
1.5%$24 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Marks' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$484 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$188 thousand
  • Sewer systems$170 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$417 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$337 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$150 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$150 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marks. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Marks 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.