Town government · Knox County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Camden took in $29.0 million and spent $8.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%Fees for services (parks and recreation, ports and waterways)15%State tax money3.3%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

15%

of Camden'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 taxes79%

Property tax
78%$22.7 million
Other taxes
0.9%$270 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$180 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Ports and waterways$279 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$965 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$776 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking26%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Interest on debt2.5%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

31%

of Camden's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$405 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$162 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$46 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Ports and harbors$253 thousand
  • Parking$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$743 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$743 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$219 thousand
Social services
2.1%$182 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$182 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Camden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Camden 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.