Town government · Washington County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Funkstown took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)72%Town taxes22%State tax money3.3%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

72%

of Funkstown'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 taxes22%

Property tax
14%$200 thousand
Individual income tax
6.1%$87 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$22 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$496 thousand
  • Other service charges$464 thousand
  • Garbage collection$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$47 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Interest on debt3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%

What stands out

56%

of Funkstown'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
56%$718 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$653 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$413 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$287 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Funkstown. 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 Funkstown 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.