Town government · Garrett County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Accident took in $876 thousand and spent $793 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money38%Town taxes23%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%State tax money13%County and local tax money3.2%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

38%

of Accident's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes23%

Property tax
11%$100 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$67 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
3.2%$28 thousand

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$198 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$102 thousand
  • Water$72 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money38%

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

From the federal government
38%$334 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$111 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$28 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

63%

of Accident's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$500 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$376 thousand
  • Water supply$105 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$131 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$131 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$108 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Accident. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Accident 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.