Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Etna took in $1.1 million and spent $693 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money23%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)<0.1%

What stands out

70%

of Etna's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
70%$780 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$256 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$49 thousand
Fines
2.2%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt4.3%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

13%

of Etna's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$282 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)$110 thousand
  • Government buildings$104 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$181 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$181 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$91 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$91 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$84 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$30 thousand
Social services
2.6%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Etna. 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 Etna 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.