Borough government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marietta took in $3.2 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)32%State tax money14%County and local tax money6.7%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

10%

of Marietta's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes42%

Property tax
28%$903 thousand
Individual income tax
10%$336 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$58 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$46 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$701 thousand
  • Garbage collection$245 thousand
  • Other service charges$59 thousand
  • Parking$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$157 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$463 thousand

County and local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.7%$217 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$13 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs10%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

21%

of Marietta's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$780 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$561 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$219 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$659 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$555 thousand
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$622 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$619 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$532 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$532 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$296 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$178 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Marietta. 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 Borough of Marietta 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.