Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cooper took in $687 thousand and spent $497 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 taxes71%State tax money28%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

71%

of Cooper's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes71%

Property tax
71%$491 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$194 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Sent to other local governments24%Schools and colleges19%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

24%

of Cooper's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$168 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$168 thousand
Sent to other local governments
24%$120 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$120 thousand
Schools and colleges
19%$92 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$78 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Social services
1.0%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cooper. 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 Cooper 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.