Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hampden took in $24.0 million and spent $8.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%State tax money8.8%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)8.3%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

8.3%

of Hampden'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 taxes82%

Property tax
81%$19.5 million
Other taxes
0.6%$139 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$110 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$508 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$302 thousand
  • Garbage collection$129 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$2.1 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$255 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

17%

of Hampden'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
39%$3.2 million
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$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$179 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$333 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$313 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$387 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$188 thousand
  • Fire protection$142 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$158 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hampden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Hampden 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.