Town government · Madison County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marshall took in $2.1 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%Fees for services (water, parking)38%State tax money14%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
28%$599 thousand
Sales tax
15%$312 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$801 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parking and 1 more
  • Water$796 thousand
  • Parking$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$304 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

26%

of Marshall'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
33%$528 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$528 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$422 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$332 thousand
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$341 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$216 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$264 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$264 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Marshall. 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 Town of Marshall 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.