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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marshfield took in $8.7 million and spent $6.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Fines and other9.8%State tax money3.4%

What stands out

42%

of Marshfield's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes53%

Sales tax
42%$3.7 million
Property tax
7.3%$633 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$366 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$318 thousand
  • Other licenses$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$221 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$299 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$802 thousand
Fines
0.6%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

12%

of Marshfield's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$98 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$857 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$707 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$150 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$654 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$654 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$523 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$289 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$125 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$109 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marshfield. 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 Marshfield 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.