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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marengo took in $492 thousand and spent $407 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%Town taxes16%Fines and other9.8%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)6.3%Federal tax money4.1%

What stands out

64%

of Marengo's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes16%

Property tax
16%$79 thousand

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; road charges and 2 more
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$20 thousand

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$314 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Health and hospitals19%Running the government and other costs9.8%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

19%

of Marengo's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$262 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$262 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$40 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Marengo. 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 Town of Marengo 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.