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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marion took in $2.6 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%City taxes28%State tax money21%Fines and other6.0%County and local tax money4.2%

What stands out

21%

of Marion's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes28%

Property tax
28%$717 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$606 thousand
  • Water$213 thousand
  • Other service charges$167 thousand
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$539 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$108 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$129 thousand
Fines
1.0%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

9.3%

of Marion'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
39%$856 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$580 thousand
  • Water supply$205 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$71 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$496 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$408 thousand
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$273 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$138 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$238 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$238 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$205 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$165 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marion. 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 City of Marion 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.