Town government · Lincoln County, ME

Boothbay Harbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Boothbay Harbor took in $5.1 million and spent $4.8 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 taxes85%Fees for services (parking, ports and waterways)8.8%State tax money3.6%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

8.8%

of Boothbay Harbor'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 taxes85%

Property tax
83%$4.2 million
Other taxes
1.1%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$448 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParking; other service charges and 5 more
  • Parking$130 thousand
  • Other service charges$91 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$70 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
  • Road charges$36 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$184 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$140 thousand
Fines
0.3%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Health and hospitals5.7%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

33%

of Boothbay Harbor's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$870 thousand
  • Fire protection$645 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$88 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.2 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$515 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$425 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$178 thousand
  • Government buildings$91 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$978 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$45 thousand
  • Parking$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$511 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$511 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.7%$275 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$275 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$91 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$25 thousand
Social services
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Boothbay Harbor. 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 Boothbay Harbor 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.