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Fort Meade's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Fort Meade took in $12.5 million and spent $13.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)64%City taxes19%Fines and other7.1%State tax money6.2%County and local tax money3.7%

What stands out

64%

of Fort Meade's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes19%

Other taxes
9.9%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$527 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$336 thousand
  • Other licenses$264 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.4%$1.2 million

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$5.4 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$626 thousand
  • Garbage collection$567 thousand
  • Other service charges$255 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$770 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$463 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$787 thousand
Fines
0.8%$104 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Environment and natural resources6.2%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

6.2%

of Fort Meade's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$7.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$655 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$530 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$589 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$273 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$96 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$958 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$726 thousand
  • Libraries$232 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.2%$803 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$803 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$398 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$398 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$233 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$148 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$80 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fort Meade. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Fort Meade 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.