City government · McDowell County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marion took in $17.8 million and spent $16.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)46%City taxes28%State tax money19%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other1.6%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

8.1%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
17%$3.0 million
Sales tax
8.1%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.5%$444 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$402 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$27 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$8.2 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$3.4 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$540 thousand
  • Other service charges$66 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$215 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$3.3 million

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$901 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$290 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

24%

of Marion's 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
50%$8.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$2.9 million
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$820 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$124 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Parking$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$821 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$188 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$151 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$552 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$552 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$223 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$50 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$44 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$12 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$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marion. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City 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.