Town government · Lincoln County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Edgecomb took in $6.0 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money21%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services (sewer)1.4%

What stands out

5%

of Edgecomb's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
70%$4.2 million
Other taxes
0.4%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$81 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Sewer$35 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%$1.3 million

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$300 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$109 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Roads, transit and parking16%Sent to other local governments14%Running the government and other costs4.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

55%

of Edgecomb'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
55%$2.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$840 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$840 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$696 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$696 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.7%$244 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$201 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$181 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$157 thousand
  • Sewer systems$24 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$165 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$134 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Social services
0.5%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Edgecomb. 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 Town of Edgecomb 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.