Town government · Grant County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marion took in $389 thousand and spent $232 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%State tax money41%Fines and other9.3%Federal tax money7.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.5%

What stands out

7.7%

of Marion's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes42%

Property tax
41%$158 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and garbage collection
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$30 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$159 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%

What stands out

7.8%

of Marion's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$136 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$136 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$45 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Interest on debt
7.8%$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.