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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Markesan took in $2.4 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)32%City taxes28%State tax money24%County and local tax money10%Fines and other6.3%

What stands out

10%

of Markesan's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Property tax
27%$672 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$773 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$533 thousand
  • Water$209 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$585 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$252 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$145 thousand
Fines
0.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt12%Roads, transit and parking8.8%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

12%

of Markesan's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$731 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$421 thousand
  • Water supply$197 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$113 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$575 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$416 thousand
  • Fire protection$144 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$343 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$129 thousand
  • Government buildings$126 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$274 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$207 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$181 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$147 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Markesan. 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 Markesan 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.