Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Corinth took in $7.9 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money61%Town taxes37%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

61%

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

Town taxes37%

Property tax
36%$2.9 million
Other taxes
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$4.8 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$203 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs25%Sent to other local governments12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Social services0.2%

What stands out

12%

of Corinth'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
51%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$520 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$370 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$94 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$246 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$246 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$200 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$199 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Social services
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Corinth. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Corinth 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.