Town Hall · Marinette

Marinette, WI town hall & government

Marinette spent $37.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,408 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Marinette's government.

Town budget

Where Marinette's money goes

Spent
$37.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,408
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$36.6 million
$3,315 per resident
Water & other utilities
$7.4 million20%
Roads & transportation
$4.4 million12%
Police
$4.1 million11%
Sewer & trash
$3.4 million9%
Fire
$2.4 million6%
Parks & libraries
$1.8 million5%
Interest on debt
$1.6 million4%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$425,0001%
Housing & development
$45,000<1%
Health & welfare
$12,000<1%
Other
$10.8 million29%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 30%
  • Interest, fines & other 29%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Marinette

Full-time staff
99
50 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
25
and 16 full-time firefighters
Police
29 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time26 part
Fire
17 full-time
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time11 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time3 part
Other
4 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marinette School District

Marinette's K–12 school district, shared with Porterfield, Peshtigo and Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,074
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,958
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 25%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,074 per pupil, $7,542 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Marinette pay

Typical tax bill
$1,796
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.49%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$120,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Marinette's government

Town hall & decisions in Marinette →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marinette

Marinette is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Marinette's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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