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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Greenbelt took in $45.4 million and spent $43.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Federal tax money15%Fines and other7.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)6.3%State tax money3.5%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

15%

of Greenbelt's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes66%

Property tax
52%$23.7 million
Individual income tax
8.9%$4.0 million
Other taxes
5.2%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$740 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$265 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$150 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$677 thousand
  • Other service charges$507 thousand
  • Transit fares$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$6.7 million

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$1.6 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$910 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$2.3 million
Fines
2.2%$993 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Roads, transit and parking13%Housing and community development5.3%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

21%

of Greenbelt's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$13.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$13.7 million
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$102 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$10.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$8.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
  • Public transit$275 thousand
  • Parking$143 thousand
Housing and community development
5.3%$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$427 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$348 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$348 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greenbelt. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Greenbelt 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.