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Rockville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rockville took in $151 million and spent $149 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%Fines and other7.8%County and local tax money6.0%State tax money3.3%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

14%

of Rockville's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people get none.

City taxes49%

Property tax
31%$46.8 million
Individual income tax
14%$20.6 million
Other taxes
4.7%$7.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; amusement taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$4.2 million
  • Amusement taxes$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$932 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$705 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$49.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$15.0 million
  • Water$12.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.8 million
  • Other service charges$7.3 million
  • Garbage collection$7.2 million
  • Parking$289 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$990 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$4.9 million

County and local tax money6.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.0%$9.1 million

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$8.2 million
Fines
2.3%$3.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

18%

of Rockville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$49.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$17.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.0 million
  • Government buildings$4.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$30.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$12.4 million
  • Water supply$11.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$26.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$18.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$13.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$16.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$15.3 million
  • Parking$1.2 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$4.6 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$400 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$400 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rockville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Rockville 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.