Town government · Wayne County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marion took in $3.2 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%County and local tax money18%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)6.9%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes58%

Property tax
53%$1.7 million
Other taxes
5.2%$164 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$131 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$218 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$192 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$429 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$559 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$117 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs30%Interest on debt19%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

19%

of Marion's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$975 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$975 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$841 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$363 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$218 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$156 thousand
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Interest on debt
19%$528 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$237 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$156 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$155 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$153 thousand
  • Water supply$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$14 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Marion. 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 Marion 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.