Town government · Cortland County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marathon took in $981 thousand and spent $740 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes33%County and local tax money32%State tax money19%Fees for services12%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

32%

of Marathon's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes33%

Property tax
31%$300 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$116 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$187 thousand

County and local tax money32%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
32%$310 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Fines
3.8%$37 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

8.1%

of Marathon's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$461 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$461 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$161 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$109 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.1%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Marathon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Marathon 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.