Town government · Kent County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Galena took in $1.2 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)35%Federal tax money26%Town taxes20%County and local tax money9.5%State tax money6.0%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

26%

of Galena's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes20%

Property tax

11%$132 thousand

Individual income tax

8.2%$99 thousand

Other taxes

1.2%$15 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other licenses and 1 more

Public utility licenses$9 thousand
Other licenses$4 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services

35%$425 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more

Sewer$259 thousand
Water$145 thousand
Garbage collection$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government

26%$310 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state

6.0%$72 thousand

County and local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

9.5%$114 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other

3.2%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%Roads, transit and parking0.5%

What stands out

75%

of Galena'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

75%$1.1 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 3 more

Sewer systems$736 thousand
Water supply$280 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Electric power$18 thousand
Gas supply$1 thousand

Running the government and other costs

19%$272 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more

Government buildings$170 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand

Interest on debt

4.5%$66 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.1%$16 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

0.8%$11 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation

Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Inspections and regulation$2 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

0.5%$8 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$8 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Galena. 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 Galena 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.