City government · Marion County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marion took in $67.6 million and spent $59.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)33%State tax money20%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other5.2%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

28%

of Marion's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Individual income tax
28%$18.7 million
Other taxes
3.8%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.6 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$627 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$338 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.5%$1.7 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$22.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$18.6 million
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$446 thousand
  • Transit fares$200 thousand
  • Airport$161 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$3.9 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$13.2 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$1.8 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$2.6 million
Fines
1.5%$984 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%

What stands out

38%

of Marion's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$22.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$19.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$19.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$8.6 million
  • Fire protection$8.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
  • Airports$1.3 million
  • Public transit$962 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
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 December 31, 2021. 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.