City government · Sagadahoc County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bath took in $42.6 million and spent $20.3 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 taxes55%State tax money32%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)11%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

54%

of Bath's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes55%

Property tax
54%$23.1 million
Other taxes
0.7%$280 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$153 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$123 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$609 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$410 thousand
  • Parking$113 thousand
  • Other service charges$85 thousand
  • Transit fares$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$13.8 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$827 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Interest on debt4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

58%

of Bath's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
58%$11.7 million
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$8.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$599 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$519 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$167 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$86 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$546 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$842 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$620 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$620 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$408 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$308 thousand
  • Public transit$100 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$316 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$316 thousand
Social services
0.3%$51 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bath. 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 Bath 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.