Town government · Aroostook County, ME

Fort Kent's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fort Kent took in $5.8 million and spent $5.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%State tax money18%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

20%

of Fort Kent'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 taxes52%

Property tax
52%$3.0 million
Other taxes
0.5%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$727 thousand
  • Water$321 thousand
  • Other service charges$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$460 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Sent to other local governments8.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

11%

of Fort Kent'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
27%$1.3 million
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$846 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$474 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$809 thousand
  • Fire protection$292 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$565 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$325 thousand
  • Water supply$240 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.9%$447 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$447 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$362 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$275 thousand
  • Libraries$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$77 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$77 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$77 thousand
Social services
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fort Kent. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Fort Kent 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.