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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Crofton took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money42%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%City taxes21%State tax money7.8%County and local tax money1.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

42%

of Crofton's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes21%

Property tax
14%$200 thousand
Sales tax
6.6%$95 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$396 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$293 thousand
  • Sewer$42 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money42%

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

From the federal government
42%$600 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$111 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$15 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

24%

of Crofton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$440 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$170 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$295 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$295 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$275 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$195 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$112 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$68 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crofton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Crofton 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.