Town government · Allegany County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Barton took in $204 thousand and spent $190 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%Town taxes40%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

57%

of Barton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes40%

Property tax
19%$38 thousand
Individual income tax
17%$34 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$8 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$117 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking31%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Interest on debt3.2%

What stands out

21%

of Barton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$86 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Barton. 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 Barton 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.