Township government · Marion County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marion Township took in $3.8 million and spent $677 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes74%Fines and other23%Federal tax money3.4%

What stands out

23%

of Marion Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes74%

Property tax
73%$2.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$129 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$867 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Running the government and other costs20%Sent to other local governments12%Roads, transit and parking8.9%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
60%$404 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$404 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$133 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$80 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$80 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion Township. 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 Marion Township 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.