Town government · Piscataquis County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brownville took in $1.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes35%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money14%County and local tax money14%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

33%

of Brownville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes35%

Property tax
35%$558 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$532 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$176 thousand
  • Water$171 thousand
  • Other service charges$153 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$233 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$223 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

28%

of Brownville's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$414 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$155 thousand
  • Sewer systems$130 thousand
  • Water supply$129 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$403 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$247 thousand
  • Fire protection$156 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$308 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$256 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$254 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$254 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$61 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$35 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brownville. 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 Brownville 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.