Town government · Washington County, MD

Clear Spring's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clear Spring took in $703 thousand and spent $190 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)64%Town taxes20%Fines and other11%County and local tax money2.8%State tax money2.7%

What stands out

64%

of Clear Spring's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes20%

Property tax
11%$76 thousand
Individual income tax
5.3%$37 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; amusement taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$17 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$4 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$451 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$265 thousand
  • Water$186 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$19 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$20 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Interest on debt8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%

What stands out

26%

of Clear Spring's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
26%$49 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$47 thousand
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$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
  • Police$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$29 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Interest on debt
8.9%$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clear Spring. 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 Clear Spring 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.