Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Crawford took in $628 thousand and spent $256 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money46%County and local tax money3.8%Fines and other3.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

46%

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

Town taxes47%

Property tax
47%$297 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$287 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$24 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges39%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

39%

of Crawford's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
39%$99 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$99 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$44 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$43 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$35 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$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.2%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Social services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Crawford. 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 Crawford 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.