Town government · Washington County, ME

East Machias's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), East Machias took in $3.8 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money45%County and local tax money3.9%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)1.6%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

45%

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

Town taxes48%

Property tax
48%$1.8 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$59 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and school lunches
  • Sewer$56 thousand
  • School lunches$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$1.7 million

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$148 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges81%Running the government and other costs7.4%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

81%

of East Machias' 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
81%$3.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$299 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$184 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$229 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$229 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$148 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$74 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$17 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$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Machias. 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 Town of East Machias 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.