Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Marion run?
Marion’s city government spent $36.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,304 per resident.
What stands out about how Marion is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Marion Community Schools
Marion’s K–12 school district, shared with Center Township, Franklin Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,948 per pupil, $7,783 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
Eastbrook Community School Corporation · $11,512 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,304 per resident a year, or $3.57 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 21%.
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$1,182 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Marion’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,182 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 18 Indiana cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,194, and the middle half spent $1,017–$1,462. Marion spent more than 50% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Indiana cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Marion itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 12% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Marion reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,182 · 2023: $1,321 · 2024: $1,304.
full-time in March 2025, up from 240 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $815 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.96% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Marion’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Marion’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Marion →
Who’s in charge in Marion
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Marion’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofmarion.in.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 112 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (28,030).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Marion.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofmarion.in.gov ↗
- 2Indiana HouseState representatives
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Marion’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Marion’s government
How much does Marion spend per resident?
About $1,304 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,182 was more than 50% of 18 Indiana cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Marion?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $815 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.96% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofmarion.in.gov.
Who runs Marion’s government?
See cityofmarion.in.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Marion yet.
How many people work for Marion?
250 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.3M (about $15.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Marion in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Nick McKinley) and State House District 31 (Lori Goss-Reaves). The House district also covers 26 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Marion’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →