Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Columbia took in $668 thousand and spent $486 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money34%Fines and other0.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.1%

What stands out

34%

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

Town taxes65%

Property tax
65%$437 thousand

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$228 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Health and hospitals4.1%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

6.6%

of Columbia'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%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$229 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$229 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$172 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)$88 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$67 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$32 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Columbia. 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 Columbia 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.