Town government · Carroll County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Manchester took in $4.7 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%Fines and other10%Federal tax money5.7%County and local tax money5.7%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes47%

Property tax
25%$1.2 million
Individual income tax
20%$944 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility licenses$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$35 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$782 thousand
  • Water$580 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$270 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$76 thousand

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$267 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$481 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

47%

of Manchester'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
47%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$856 thousand
  • Water supply$733 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$313 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$726 thousand
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$394 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$213 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$633 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$633 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$594 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$556 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$175 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$175 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Manchester. 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 Manchester 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.