Town government · York County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alfred took in $2.7 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money21%Fines and other5.4%

What stands out

74%

of Alfred's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
74%$2.0 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$561 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$145 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Social services<0.1%

What stands out

8.8%

of Alfred's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$824 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and other government-run businesses
  • Other and not broken out$818 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$772 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$772 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.8%$273 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$273 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$90 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$70 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alfred. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Alfred 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.