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Washington Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Washington Grove took in $499 thousand and spent $415 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%State tax money9.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.6%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

30%

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

Town taxes83%

Property tax
52%$258 thousand
Individual income tax
30%$150 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$33 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$48 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries43%Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%

What stands out

43%

of Washington Grove'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
43%$179 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$179 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$143 thousand
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)$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$52 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Washington Grove. 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 Washington Grove 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.