County government · Marion County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marion County took in $6.4 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes87%Fines and other8.7%State tax money2.1%Local tax money1.2%Fees for services (airport)0.7%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

73%

of Marion County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes87%

Property tax
73%$4.7 million
Other taxes
7.1%$455 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$455 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.4%$408 thousand

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport
  • Airport$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$30 thousand

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$133 thousand

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$75 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Fines
5.6%$359 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.1%$200 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%

What stands out

52%

of Marion County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$3.3 million
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)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$969 thousand
  • Government buildings$802 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$459 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$616 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$594 thousand
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$689 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$615 thousand
  • Airports$74 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$95 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$95 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion County. 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 County 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.