Town government · Charles County, MD

Indian Head's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Indian Head took in $4.2 million and spent $5.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)46%Town taxes35%State tax money13%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes35%

Property tax
21%$900 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$510 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$62 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$647 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$530 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$81 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$186 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

57%

of Indian Head'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
57%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$778 thousand
  • Water supply$434 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$610 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$343 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$173 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$550 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$550 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$295 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$295 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$117 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$89 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Indian Head. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Indian Head 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.