Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Hammond took in $262 thousand and spent $157 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Town taxes42%Fines and other11%

What stands out

47%

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

Town taxes42%

Property tax
42%$110 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$124 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

15%

of Hammond'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%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$83 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$35 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$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 Hammond. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 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 Hammond 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.