Village government · Onondaga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Marcellus took in $2.2 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money37%Village taxes30%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)30%Fines and other1.9%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

37%

of Marcellus' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes30%

Property tax
27%$600 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$646 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$518 thousand
  • Garbage collection$124 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$21 thousand

County and local tax money37%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
37%$818 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt5.5%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

20%

of Marcellus' 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%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$595 thousand
  • Sewer systems$472 thousand
  • Water supply$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$488 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$458 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$362 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$362 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$318 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$212 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$132 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Marcellus. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.