County government · Marathon County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Marathon County took in $272 million and spent $277 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)37%County taxes29%State tax money16%Federal tax money7.8%Fines and other7.4%Local tax money3.0%

What stands out

37%

of Marathon County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes29%

Property tax
22%$59.9 million
Sales tax
6.3%$17.0 million
Other taxes
0.3%$937 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$451 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$428 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$57 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$100 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$80.5 million
  • Other service charges$8.3 million
  • Garbage collection$5.3 million
  • Airport$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$676 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$21.3 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$44.3 million

Local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.0%$8.3 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$19.6 million
Fines
0.2%$578 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals46%Running the government and other costs17%Social services13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

46%

of Marathon County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
46%$127 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$116 million
  • Public health$10.9 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$48.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$24.3 million
  • Government buildings$14.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
Social services
13%$35.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$35.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$33.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$17.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$9.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$13.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.4 million
  • Libraries$3.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$7.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$7.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$7.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.3 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$4.8 million
Schools and colleges
0.1%$292 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$292 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marathon County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Marathon 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.