Village government · Marathon County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marathon took in $4.0 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%Fines and other20%State tax money9.1%County and local tax money4.3%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

20%

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

Village taxes41%

Property tax
41%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.6%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$980 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$482 thousand
  • Water$398 thousand
  • Garbage collection$84 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$36 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$362 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$170 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$778 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs12%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

23%

of Marathon's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$483 thousand
  • Sewer systems$436 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$89 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$851 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$840 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$664 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$664 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$564 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$335 thousand
  • Fire protection$201 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$432 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$223 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$121 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$155 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Marathon. 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 Village of Marathon 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.