Town government · Dorchester County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Secretary took in $634 thousand and spent $672 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%Town taxes30%Federal tax money7.7%State tax money4.9%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes30%

Property tax
17%$108 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$74 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and other licenses
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$355 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$199 thousand
  • Sewer$143 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$49 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$31 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Police, fire, courts and jails0.7%

What stands out

58%

of Secretary'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
58%$387 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$216 thousand
  • Sewer systems$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$108 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$96 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$96 thousand
Interest on debt
8.9%$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Secretary. 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 Town of Secretary 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.