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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Marshfield took in $91.8 million and spent $81.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)58%City taxes21%State tax money10%Fines and other9.4%County and local tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

58%

of Marshfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
20%$18.0 million
Other taxes
1.4%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$692 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$280 thousand
  • Other licenses$253 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$52.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 9 more
  • Electric power$35.3 million
  • Sewer$7.9 million
  • Water$6.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Transit fares$507 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$483 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$202 thousand
  • Road charges$62 thousand
  • Parking$21 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9 thousand
  • Airport$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$335 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$9.4 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$1.4 million

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$8.3 million
Fines
0.4%$355 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Interest on debt6.0%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

55%

of Marshfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$45.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$33.7 million
  • Sewer systems$5.2 million
  • Water supply$5.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$10.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$460 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$8.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
  • Public transit$1.3 million
  • Airports$158 thousand
  • Parking$150 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$5.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
  • Libraries$1.6 million
Interest on debt
6.0%$4.8 million
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$883 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$255 thousand
  • Government buildings$213 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$155 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marshfield. 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 Marshfield 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.