Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Edinburg took in $126 thousand and spent $94 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money33%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

33%

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

Town taxes65%

Property tax
65%$82 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$41 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs48%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Social services1.1%

What stands out

48%

of Edinburg's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$47 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
48%$45 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Social services
1.1%$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 Edinburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 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 Edinburg 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.