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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marmet took in $1.7 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)34%Fines and other7.6%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

40%

of Marmet's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes57%

Other taxes
40%$691 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$545 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$111 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$299 thousand

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$592 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$473 thousand
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$15 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$121 thousand
Fines
0.6%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

23%

of Marmet's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$731 thousand
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)$332 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$232 thousand
  • Government buildings$167 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$590 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$587 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$534 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$509 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$237 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$237 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$158 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$46 thousand
Social services
0.6%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marmet. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Marmet 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.