Township government · Beaver County, PA

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 $790 thousand and spent $845 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Township taxes39%State tax money14%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

39%

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 taxes39%

Individual income tax
16%$129 thousand
Property tax
14%$113 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$312 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$229 thousand
  • Sewer$62 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$45 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$107 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$18 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

45%

of Marion Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$378 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$309 thousand
  • Sewer systems$48 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$262 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$229 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$128 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$76 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$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.