City government · Waldo County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Belfast took in $17.4 million and spent $11.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%State tax money27%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)15%Federal tax money10%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

10%

of Belfast's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes45%

Property tax
43%$7.6 million
Other taxes
1.2%$202 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$94 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$56 thousand
  • Other licenses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$756 thousand
  • Garbage collection$418 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$166 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$148 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.8 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$4.7 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$532 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%All other spending12%

What stands out

5.2%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$739 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$282 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$177 thousand
  • Government buildings$160 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$730 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$397 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Airports$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$990 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$522 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$468 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$582 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$582 thousand
Social services
3.3%$370 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$370 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$341 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belfast. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 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 City of Belfast 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.