Town government · Carroll County, MD

Mount Airy's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mount Airy took in $11.5 million and spent $11.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%Federal tax money20%State tax money9.8%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

22%

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

Town taxes42%

Individual income tax
22%$2.5 million
Property tax
19%$2.1 million
Other taxes
2.0%$231 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility licenses$127 thousand
  • Other licenses$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$507 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$2.3 million

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$1.1 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$260 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

17%

of Mount Airy's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$529 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$250 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.7 million
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$899 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$482 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$187 thousand
  • Government buildings$163 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$128 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mount Airy. 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 Mount Airy 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.