County government · Marion County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marion County took in $31.2 million and spent $31.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%Fees for services9.9%Federal tax money7.3%State tax money6.4%Fines and other5.9%Local tax money2.3%

What stands out

58%

of Marion County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes68%

Property tax
58%$18.0 million
Other taxes
11%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$176 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$2.3 million

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$2.0 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$717 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$1.7 million
Fines
0.5%$146 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs35%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Social services5.8%Health and hospitals4.9%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

13%

of Marion County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$12.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$10.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
35%$10.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Government buildings$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$4.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$590 thousand
Social services
5.8%$1.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
4.9%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$397 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$161 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$161 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion County. 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 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.