Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Alexander took in $1.7 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money27%County and local tax money4.8%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

4.8%

of Alexander's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes67%

Property tax
67%$1.1 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$465 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$82 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges57%Roads, transit and parking15%Sent to other local governments13%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

57%

of Alexander's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
57%$1.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$264 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$264 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$235 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$235 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$195 thousand
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$86 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$72 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$51 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Social services
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alexander. 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 Alexander 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.