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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Marfa took in $5.2 million and spent $5.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, garbage collection)56%City taxes38%Fines and other5.4%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Marfa's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes38%

Property tax
16%$815 thousand
Sales tax
11%$568 thousand
Other taxes
11%$565 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$511 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$51 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Gas$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$712 thousand
  • Water$668 thousand
  • Sewer$430 thousand
  • Other service charges$77 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$25 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$271 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs24%Health and hospitals7.5%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

7.5%

of Marfa's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$1.2 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$480 thousand
  • Sewer systems$344 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$673 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$554 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$89 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.5%$418 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$418 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$302 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$302 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$290 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$214 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$155 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$137 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marfa. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Marfa 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.