Town government · Hancock County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bucksport took in $13.1 million and spent $13.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%Fines and other17%Fees for services (sewer, ports and waterways)9.1%

What stands out

17%

of Bucksport's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
67%$8.8 million
Other taxes
7.3%$958 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$920 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and ports and waterways
  • Sewer$928 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$270 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$2.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

11%

of Bucksport'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%

Running the government and other costs
61%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$858 thousand
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$77 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Police$939 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$320 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$956 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$169 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$326 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$326 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$81 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bucksport. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bucksport 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.