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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended October 31, 2021), Marceline took in $6.5 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)79%City taxes13%Federal tax money3.2%State tax money2.2%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

79%

of Marceline'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 taxes13%

Other taxes
5.2%$340 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$266 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$57 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.5%$293 thousand
Sales tax
3.4%$223 thousand

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$3.3 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$539 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$210 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$144 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$70 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$87 thousand
Fines
0.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs6.6%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

57%

of Marceline's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Water supply$781 thousand
  • Sewer systems$384 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$748 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$611 thousand
  • Fire protection$137 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$597 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$597 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$586 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$518 thousand
  • Libraries$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$367 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$336 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$54 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$52 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$15 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$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marceline. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended October 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 Marceline 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.