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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marshfield took in $642 thousand and spent $557 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%Town taxes31%Federal tax money9.3%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.8%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

57%

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

Town taxes31%

Property tax
27%$175 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$60 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$363 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%

What stands out

5%

of Marshfield's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$369 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$369 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$76 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$70 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Marshfield. 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 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.