Town government · Sagadahoc County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bowdoin took in $2.0 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Town taxes45%Fines and other8.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.7%

What stands out

45%

of Bowdoin's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
45%$880 thousand

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$887 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$167 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs24%Social services5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Health and hospitals1.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

5.8%

of Bowdoin's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$843 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$843 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$325 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$310 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Social services
5.8%$78 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$78 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bowdoin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Bowdoin 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.