Town government · Cecil County, MD

Port Deposit's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Port Deposit took in $984 thousand and spent $959 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)17%State tax money14%Federal tax money8.3%County and local tax money1.8%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes58%

Property tax
44%$430 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$106 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$167 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$97 thousand
  • Other service charges$67 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$82 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$141 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$18 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

30%

of Port Deposit's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$414 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$202 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$190 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$285 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$285 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$120 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Port Deposit. 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 Port Deposit 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.