Town government · Cecil County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Charlestown took in $2.4 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)27%Fines and other26%State tax money4.1%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

26%

of Charlestown's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes40%

Property tax
26%$634 thousand
Individual income tax
10%$253 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$76 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$661 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$592 thousand
  • Other service charges$59 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$50 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$100 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$628 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

47%

of Charlestown'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
47%$950 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$577 thousand
  • Sewer systems$253 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$599 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$470 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$237 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$237 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$114 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Police$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$99 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$99 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Charlestown. 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 Charlestown 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.