Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chapman took in $576 thousand and spent $430 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other52%State tax money29%Town taxes20%

What stands out

52%

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

Town taxes20%

Property tax
20%$113 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$166 thousand

Fines and other52%

Interest, rents and other
52%$297 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

18%

of Chapman'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%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$197 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$197 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$147 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$63 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chapman. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Chapman 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.