Town government · Kent County, MD

Rock Hall's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rock Hall took in $2.8 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%Fees for services (water, transit fares)40%State tax money9.0%Fines and other7.1%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Rock Hall's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes44%

Property tax
32%$916 thousand
Individual income tax
5.7%$160 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; amusement taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$93 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; transit fares and 3 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Transit fares$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$255 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$200 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

50%

of Rock Hall'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
50%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$153 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$539 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$430 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$402 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$147 thousand
  • Government buildings$134 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$386 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$343 thousand
  • Public transit$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$177 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$177 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rock Hall. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Rock Hall 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.