Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Howland took in $1.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money32%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

23%

of Howland'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 taxes44%

Property tax
44%$737 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$384 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$263 thousand
  • Water$54 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$530 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt5.3%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

33%

of Howland'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$539 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$285 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$146 thousand
  • Water supply$108 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$410 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$410 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$367 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$246 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$92 thousand
  • Police$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$205 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$149 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$88 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$50 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Social services
0.3%$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 Howland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Howland 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.