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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hyattsville took in $29.4 million and spent $23.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes90%State tax money5.1%Fines and other3.7%Fees for services1.6%

What stands out

70%

of Hyattsville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes90%

Property tax
70%$20.5 million
Other taxes
10%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$898 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$689 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
9.9%$2.9 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$480 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$480 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$1.5 million

Fines and other3.7%

Fines
2.8%$812 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$276 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

54%

of Hyattsville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$12.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$11.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$694 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$306 thousand
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$5.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$919 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$618 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$174 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$750 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$750 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$230 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$141 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$141 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hyattsville. 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 City of Hyattsville 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.