Town government · Oxford County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hiram took in $1.5 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money30%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

30%

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

Town taxes69%

Property tax
66%$1.0 million
Other taxes
2.8%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$448 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

8.6%

of Hiram'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
48%$500 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$500 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$328 thousand
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$166 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$136 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.6%$90 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$82 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 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 Hiram. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Hiram 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.