Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bridgewater took in $1.6 million and spent $673 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%Town taxes20%Fines and other5.2%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

74%

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

Town taxes20%

Property tax
20%$329 thousand

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$1.2 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments55%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs12%Schools and colleges11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

55%

of Bridgewater's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
55%$367 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$367 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$80 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)$54 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Schools and colleges
11%$76 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$76 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$29 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bridgewater. 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 Bridgewater 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.