Town government · Caroline County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Denton took in $7.5 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%State tax money8.8%Fines and other7.0%Federal tax money3.6%

What stands out

42%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
42%$3.2 million
Individual income tax
7.4%$555 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$284 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$192 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$42 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$743 thousand
  • Other service charges$158 thousand
  • Parking$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$271 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$661 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$531 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Running the government and other costs8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

32%

of Denton'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
43%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$919 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$199 thousand
  • Electric power$94 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$469 thousand
  • Fire protection$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$517 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$517 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$505 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$251 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$191 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$246 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$246 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$234 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Denton. 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 Denton 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.