Town government · Caroline County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Federalsburg took in $4.8 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)36%State tax money9.3%Federal tax money8.6%Fines and other0.4%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

40%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
40%$1.9 million
Individual income tax
3.7%$177 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$95 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$416 thousand
  • Garbage collection$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$409 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$445 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%$18 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Interest on debt5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

25%

of Federalsburg'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%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$419 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$262 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$745 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$327 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$288 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$423 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$423 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$245 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$69 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Federalsburg. 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 Federalsburg 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.