Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Dennysville took in $1.4 million and spent $734 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money71%Town taxes28%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

71%

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

Town taxes28%

Property tax
28%$382 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money71%

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

From the state
71%$981 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments39%Schools and colleges21%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

39%

of Dennysville'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
39%$284 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$150 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$134 thousand
Schools and colleges
21%$153 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$153 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$135 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$79 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$32 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 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 Dennysville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 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 Dennysville 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.