Town government · Hancock County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brooksville took in $3.7 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%County and local tax money8.3%Fees for services (school lunches)7.0%State tax money5.6%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

8.3%

of Brooksville's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes79%

Property tax
79%$2.9 million

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$255 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and school lunches
  • Other service charges$252 thousand
  • School lunches$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$206 thousand

County and local tax money8.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.3%$304 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges67%Running the government and other costs8.4%Sent to other local governments7.7%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

67%

of Brooksville'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
67%$1.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$235 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)$138 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.7%$214 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$193 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$198 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$198 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$108 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$108 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brooksville. 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 Brooksville 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.