Town government · Hancock County, ME

Deer Isle's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Deer Isle took in $2.5 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.4%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

8.4%

of Deer Isle's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes67%

Property tax
67%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.6%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$215 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$159 thousand
  • Garbage collection$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$547 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

17%

of Deer Isle's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$488 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$259 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$145 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$352 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$352 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$93 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$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 Deer Isle. 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 Deer Isle 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.