Town government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chelsea took in $2.3 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money43%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

43%

of Chelsea's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes55%

Property tax
54%$1.3 million
Other taxes
1.4%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$1.0 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Health and hospitals2.6%Social services0.9%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

30%

of Chelsea's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$849 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$849 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$435 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$203 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$145 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Social services
0.9%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chelsea. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Chelsea 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.