Town government · Piscataquis County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Abbot took in $818 thousand and spent $732 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money27%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.1%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

8.1%

of Abbot's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
64%$526 thousand

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$66 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$217 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

14%

of Abbot's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$310 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$310 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$193 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)$80 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$102 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$100 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Social services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Abbot. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Abbot 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.