Town government · Prince Georges County, MD

Capitol Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Capitol Heights took in $3.8 million and spent $4.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%Fees for services (garbage collection)15%State tax money12%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes65%

Property tax
48%$1.8 million
Individual income tax
13%$514 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$153 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$93 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$35 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$583 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$550 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$35 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$454 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$14 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Fines
5.8%$221 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs27%Housing and community development9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

10%

of Capitol Heights' spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$905 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$136 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$116 thousand
Housing and community development
9.7%$408 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$133 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$133 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Capitol Heights. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Capitol Heights 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.