Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Deblois took in $392 thousand and spent $319 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes94%State tax money4.1%Fines and other1.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.5%

What stands out

94%

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

Town taxes94%

Property tax
94%$369 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$16 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments41%Roads, transit and parking21%Schools and colleges13%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

41%

of Deblois' 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
41%$130 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$130 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$66 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$66 thousand
Schools and colleges
13%$41 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$40 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Deblois. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 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 Deblois 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.