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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 $215 thousand and spent $264 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money40%Fees for services (road charges)2.3%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

40%

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

Town taxes57%

Property tax
56%$120 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$86 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%

What stands out

21%

of Marion's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$58 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.8%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 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.