Town government · Prince Georges County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brentwood took in $3.2 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%Federal tax money35%State tax money5.2%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

35%

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

Town taxes56%

Property tax
40%$1.3 million
Individual income tax
12%$385 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$142 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$74 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$51 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money35%

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

From the federal government
35%$1.1 million

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$165 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$8 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Fines
1.6%$51 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

30%

of Brentwood's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$996 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$690 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$150 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$711 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$517 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$149 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$424 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$424 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$183 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$183 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brentwood. 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 Brentwood 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.