Town government · Carroll County, MD

Union Bridge's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Union Bridge took in $1.6 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)40%Fines and other27%Town taxes27%State tax money5.8%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

25%

of Union Bridge's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes27%

Property tax
19%$304 thousand
Individual income tax
6.7%$105 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$625 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$221 thousand
  • Water$206 thousand
  • Other service charges$191 thousand
  • Parking$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$92 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%$2 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
25%$399 thousand
Fines
2.0%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Housing and community development19%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt2.9%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

19%

of Union Bridge's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$463 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$234 thousand
  • Sewer systems$229 thousand
Housing and community development
19%$210 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$190 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$170 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$170 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Union Bridge. 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 Union Bridge 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.