Township government · Mercer 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 $1.9 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, electric power)44%Township taxes33%Fines and other12%State tax money7.7%County and local tax money3.6%

What stands out

44%

of Marion Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes33%

Property tax
22%$413 thousand
Other taxes
11%$203 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$58 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$832 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and electric power
  • Parks and recreation$806 thousand
  • Electric power$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$145 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$68 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$228 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries56%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs7.5%Health and hospitals1.1%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

56%

of Marion Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
56%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$459 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$459 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$256 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$256 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$152 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$152 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$7 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$7 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 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.