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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marcus took in $242 thousand and spent $168 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)42%Fines and other20%City taxes19%State tax money19%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes19%

Other taxes
9.5%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.2%$15 thousand
Sales tax
3.3%$8 thousand

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$102 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$59 thousand
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$46 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Roads, transit and parking3.0%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

54%

of Marcus' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$90 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$51 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$49 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marcus. 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 City of Marcus 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.