Town government · Smyth County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marion took in $25.7 million and spent $13.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other44%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%Town taxes18%State tax money7.3%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

44%

of Marion's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes18%

Other taxes
12%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$625 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$300 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$115 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.6%$1.2 million
Sales tax
1.1%$284 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$832 thousand
  • Garbage collection$483 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$372 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$1.9 million

Fines and other44%

Interest, rents and other
44%$11.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs14%Housing and community development9.1%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

9.1%

of Marion's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$573 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$680 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$413 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
Housing and community development
9.1%$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$481 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$481 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$216 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Marion. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Marion 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.