City government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bangor took in $196 million and spent $168 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%State tax money39%Fees for services (airport, sewer)17%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

39%

of Bangor's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes41%

Property tax
40%$78.2 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$848 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$397 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$33.4 million
What's in fees for servicesAirport; sewer and 9 more
  • Airport$15.7 million
  • Sewer$6.8 million
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Housing$1.2 million
  • Water$618 thousand
  • Parking$586 thousand
  • Transit fares$288 thousand
  • School lunches$185 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$75 thousand
  • Other school charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.2%$314 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$77.1 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$4.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges44%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

44%

of Bangor'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
44%$73.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$73.0 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$24.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$10.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$9.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$23.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$11.6 million
  • Fire protection$11.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$244 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$19.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; parking and 1 more
  • Airports$18.7 million
  • Parking$655 thousand
  • Public transit$485 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$11.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$10.7 million
  • Water supply$522 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$6.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Social services
1.4%$2.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.3 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$2.2 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$736 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$736 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bangor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Bangor 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.