Township government · Butler 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 $501 thousand and spent $536 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes39%State tax money36%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)12%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

24%

of Marion Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes39%

Individual income tax
24%$120 thousand
Property tax
13%$66 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$60 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$63 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$180 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

6.7%

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%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$353 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$353 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$106 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)$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$36 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$13 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$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.