Town government · Aroostook County, ME

Grand Isle's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grand Isle took in $2.5 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%Town taxes27%Fees for services (sewer, water)6.1%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

66%

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

Town taxes27%

Property tax
27%$691 thousand

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$153 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$118 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Water$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$1.7 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Sent to other local governments22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%All other spending13%

What stands out

22%

of Grand Isle's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$433 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$246 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$187 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$317 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$317 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$238 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$103 thousand
  • Water supply$89 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$137 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$137 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$126 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$126 thousand
Schools and colleges
5.6%$80 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$20 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$18 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Social services
0.6%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Grand Isle. 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 Grand Isle 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.