Town government · Oxford County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bethel took in $7.0 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%Fees for services (sewer, airport)24%State tax money12%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

24%

of Bethel's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
62%$4.3 million
Other taxes
1.0%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$35 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$700 thousand
  • Other service charges$468 thousand
  • Airport$207 thousand
  • Garbage collection$207 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$839 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$101 thousand
Fines
0.3%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals9.4%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

30%

of Bethel's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$973 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$540 thousand
  • Sewer systems$433 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$847 thousand
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$569 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$163 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$618 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$374 thousand
  • Airports$244 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$329 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$266 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.4%$308 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$308 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$119 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$57 thousand
Social services
0.4%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bethel. 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 Town of Bethel 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.