Town government · Waldo County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Brooks took in $1.1 million and spent $957 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money41%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services1.2%

What stands out

41%

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

Town taxes52%

Property tax
52%$587 thousand

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$466 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

12%

of Brooks' 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
44%$420 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$420 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$313 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)$212 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$116 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$116 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 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 Brooks. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 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 Brooks 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.