Town government · Franklin County, ME

Dallas Plantation's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dallas Plantation took in $1.2 million and spent $810 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes86%State tax money7.1%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money2.5%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

86%

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

Town taxes86%

Property tax
86%$1.1 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.5%$31 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$87 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments42%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

42%

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

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
42%$342 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$317 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$248 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$248 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$165 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)$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Social services
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dallas Plantation. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Dallas Plantation 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.