Town government · Wicomico County, MD

Mardela Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mardela Springs took in $137 thousand and spent $99 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%State tax money26%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes73%

Property tax
34%$46 thousand
Individual income tax
31%$42 thousand
Other taxes
8.8%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$35 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Roads, transit and parking3.0%

What stands out

41%

of Mardela Springs' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$42 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and electric power
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
  • Electric power$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$41 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mardela Springs. 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 Mardela Springs 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.