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New Carrollton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), New Carrollton took in $13.0 million and spent $10.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes67%Fines and other20%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.2%State tax money4.5%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

19%

of New Carrollton's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes67%

Property tax
55%$7.1 million
Individual income tax
10%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.0%$255 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility licenses$145 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$64 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$675 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$353 thousand
  • Garbage collection$322 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$429 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$579 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$34 thousand

Fines and other20%

Fines
19%$2.5 million
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

40%

of New Carrollton'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
40%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$259 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$862 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$323 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$609 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$609 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$86 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Carrollton. 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 City of New Carrollton 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.