Town government · Cumberland County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gray took in $13.3 million and spent $10.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)11%State tax money9.9%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money6.7%

What stands out

11%

of Gray'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 taxes64%

Property tax
62%$8.3 million
Other taxes
2.3%$312 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$212 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$99 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$660 thousand
  • Other service charges$557 thousand
  • Garbage collection$187 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$893 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$1.3 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

8.6%

of Gray's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$744 thousand
  • Government buildings$676 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$136 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$203 thousand
  • Fire protection$180 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$872 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$571 thousand
  • Libraries$301 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$777 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$777 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$247 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$206 thousand
Social services
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gray. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Gray 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.