City government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Eastport took in $10.4 million and spent $7.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%City taxes36%County and local tax money6.7%Fees for services (sewer, airport)4.2%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

51%

of Eastport's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
36%$3.8 million
Other taxes
0.1%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$439 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; airport and 5 more
  • Sewer$356 thousand
  • Airport$55 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Other school charges$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$28 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$5.3 million

County and local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.7%$697 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$182 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges45%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Roads, transit and parking7.6%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

45%

of Eastport's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
45%$3.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$2.0 million
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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$126 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$68 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$667 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$349 thousand
  • Police$300 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$623 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$392 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$231 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$573 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$402 thousand
  • Airports$171 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$151 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$151 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$34 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$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eastport. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 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 City of Eastport 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.