Town government · Lincoln County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bremen took in $2.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%State tax money9.2%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

88%

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

Town taxes88%

Property tax
88%$2.1 million

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$222 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges33%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

33%

of Bremen's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
33%$430 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$430 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$379 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$379 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$303 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)$157 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$78 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$50 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$20 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Social services
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bremen. 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 Bremen 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.