Town government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Albion took in $2.0 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money42%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.2%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

42%

of Albion's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
52%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.4%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$63 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$827 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

15%

of Albion's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$779 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$779 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$241 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$114 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$218 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$218 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$193 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$193 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Social services
1.3%$20 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Albion. 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 Albion 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.