Town government · Piscataquis County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bowerbank took in $463 thousand and spent $234 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%State tax money19%Fines and other5.2%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

75%

of Bowerbank's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes75%

Property tax
75%$348 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$88 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt5.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%

What stands out

52%

of Bowerbank's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$121 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$71 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$71 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bowerbank. 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 Bowerbank 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.