City government · Marinette County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Marinette took in $42.2 million and spent $37.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money30%Fines and other29%City taxes21%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

28%

of Marinette's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
18%$7.8 million
Other taxes
2.2%$934 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$573 thousand
  • Other licenses$193 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 7 more
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Road charges$672 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$574 thousand
  • Transit fares$141 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$127 thousand
  • Garbage collection$47 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$444 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$12.6 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$395 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
28%$11.9 million
Fines
0.7%$304 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

32%

of Marinette's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$12.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$690 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$524 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$387 thousand
  • Government buildings$176 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$10.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$7.4 million
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$992 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$425 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
  • Public transit$481 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$1.6 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$45 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marinette. 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 City of Marinette 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.