Town government · Worcester County, MD

Snow Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Snow Hill took in $4.9 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)34%Town taxes28%County and local tax money20%Federal tax money9.9%State tax money6.8%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

20%

of Snow Hill's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes28%

Property tax
23%$1.1 million
Individual income tax
2.7%$132 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 3 more
  • Other licenses$63 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$31 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$11 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$645 thousand
  • Other service charges$484 thousand
  • Water$447 thousand
  • Garbage collection$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$484 thousand

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$331 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$972 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$53 thousand
Fines
0.5%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

16%

of Snow Hill's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$533 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$89 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$982 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$747 thousand
  • Fire protection$210 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$921 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$921 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$862 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$862 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$751 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$692 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Snow Hill. 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 Snow Hill 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.