Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Glenburn took in $12.7 million and spent $11.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money44%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes52%

Property tax
51%$6.5 million
Other taxes
0.5%$61 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and school lunches
  • Other service charges$79 thousand
  • School lunches$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$5.6 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$416 thousand
Fines
0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges64%Sent to other local governments17%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

64%

of Glenburn'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
64%$7.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7.5 million
Sent to other local governments
17%$2.0 million
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$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$722 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
  • Roads and highways$621 thousand
  • Toll roads and bridges$101 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$597 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$481 thousand
  • Police$116 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$514 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$514 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$233 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$221 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.2%$137 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$88 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$59 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$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 Glenburn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Glenburn 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.