Town government · Onondaga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marcellus took in $3.9 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%County and local tax money3.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)3.1%Fines and other2.5%State tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

83%

of Marcellus' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes89%

Property tax
83%$3.2 million
Other taxes
5.8%$225 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$181 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$119 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; water and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
  • Water$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$22 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$45 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$133 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$91 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Health and hospitals5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

59%

of Marcellus' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$555 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$148 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$135 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$878 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$878 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$561 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$358 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$127 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.5%$333 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$333 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$291 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$269 thousand
  • Libraries$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$263 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$195 thousand
  • Water supply$60 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$116 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Marcellus. 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 Town of Marcellus 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.