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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Germantown took in $175 million and spent $187 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%State tax money24%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)17%County and local tax money17%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

17%

of Germantown's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
21%$37.7 million
Sales tax
10%$17.6 million
Other taxes
5.0%$8.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility licenses$4.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.3 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$136 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$30.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 7 more
  • Other service charges$9.2 million
  • Water$6.7 million
  • Garbage collection$4.9 million
  • Other school charges$4.4 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • School lunches$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$640 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$57 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$42.0 million

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$29.0 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$8.8 million
Fines
0.8%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges43%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

43%

of Germantown's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
43%$80.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$80.9 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$36.4 million
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$25.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$31.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$18.0 million
  • Fire protection$12.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$954 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$17.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$8.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.4 million
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$8.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$7.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.6 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$2.3 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$77 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Germantown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Germantown 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.