Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Holden took in $5.4 million and spent $4.8 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 money14%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.4%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

80%

of Holden's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes82%

Property tax
80%$4.4 million
Other taxes
1.6%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$184 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$100 thousand
  • Garbage collection$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$768 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments6.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

34%

of Holden's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$623 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$828 thousand
  • Police$806 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$862 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$862 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.5%$315 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$315 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$139 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$139 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Holden. 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 Holden 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.