Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bradford took in $943 thousand and spent $898 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Town taxes43%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services3.5%

What stands out

47%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
43%$401 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$33 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$443 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Health and hospitals1.0%Social services0.1%

What stands out

45%

of Bradford'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
45%$406 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)$243 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$163 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
41%$370 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$370 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$90 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Social services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bradford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bradford 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.