Town government · Garrett County, MD

Deer Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Deer Park took in $803 thousand and spent $754 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes36%Fees for services (sewer, water)36%State tax money22%County and local tax money3.4%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

32%

of Deer Park's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes36%

Property tax
32%$253 thousand
Individual income tax
2.6%$21 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$287 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$169 thousand
  • Water$76 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand
  • Airport$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$180 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$27 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$18 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

26%

of Deer Park'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$264 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$160 thousand
  • Sewer systems$104 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$195 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$144 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$154 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$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$83 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
  • Airports$10 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Deer Park. 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 Deer Park 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.