Town government · Washington County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Boonsboro took in $4.5 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)49%Town taxes45%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

13%

of Boonsboro's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
30%$1.4 million
Individual income tax
13%$585 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$37 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$31 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$676 thousand
  • Other service charges$340 thousand
  • Garbage collection$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$213 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$11 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$66 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt4.2%Roads, transit and parking3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

59%

of Boonsboro'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
59%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$832 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$188 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$692 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$374 thousand
  • Government buildings$237 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$645 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$501 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$81 thousand
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$179 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$161 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Boonsboro. 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 Boonsboro 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.