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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bowdoinham took in $3.3 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%State tax money24%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)5.1%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

5.1%

of Bowdoinham'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 taxes68%

Property tax
67%$2.2 million
Other taxes
1.1%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$168 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$96 thousand
  • Other service charges$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$791 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$99 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Interest on debt5.5%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

5.8%

of Bowdoinham'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%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$980 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$515 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$289 thousand
  • Government buildings$171 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$168 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$168 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$167 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and fire protection
  • Inspections and regulation$84 thousand
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$162 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$93 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$93 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Social services
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bowdoinham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bowdoinham 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.