Town government · Prince Georges County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Glenarden took in $5.9 million and spent $5.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%State tax money5.5%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money1.8%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

17%

of Glenarden's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes88%

Property tax
56%$3.3 million
Individual income tax
17%$995 thousand
Other taxes
15%$877 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$678 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$131 thousand
  • Other licenses$65 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$325 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$105 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$242 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%

What stands out

42%

of Glenarden'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$125 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$374 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$195 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$580 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$580 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$570 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$570 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Glenarden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Glenarden 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.