Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), East Millinocket took in $10.3 million and spent $10.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Town taxes32%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)15%Fines and other12%County and local tax money8.4%

What stands out

15%

of East Millinocket'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 taxes32%

Property tax
31%$3.2 million
Other taxes
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Sewer$272 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • School lunches$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$3.3 million

County and local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.4%$866 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges50%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals10%Running the government and other costs8.2%Sent to other local governments6.9%All other spending12%

What stands out

50%

of East Millinocket's 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
50%$5.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$875 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$567 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$262 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$46 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.9%$737 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$724 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$556 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$381 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$175 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$538 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$538 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$170 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$62 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Millinocket. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of East Millinocket 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.