Town government · Washington County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Smithsburg took in $3.8 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%Town taxes35%Federal tax money12%State tax money4.4%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes35%

Property tax
21%$809 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$460 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$61 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$19 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$771 thousand
  • Water$609 thousand
  • Garbage collection$237 thousand
  • Other service charges$86 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$448 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$168 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
3.1%$116 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Interest on debt3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%

What stands out

46%

of Smithsburg'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
46%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$737 thousand
  • Water supply$483 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$226 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$877 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$634 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$457 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$384 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$179 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$179 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$100 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$85 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Smithsburg. 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 Smithsburg 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.