Town government · Knox County, ME

Isle Au Haut's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Isle Au Haut took in $727 thousand and spent $608 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%State tax money12%Federal tax money2.3%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)0.6%

What stands out

83%

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

Town taxes83%

Property tax

83%$606 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services

0.6%$4 thousand

What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and garbage collection

Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

2.3%$17 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state

12%$88 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other

1.7%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges38%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

38%

of Isle Au Haut's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

38%$234 thousand

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$234 thousand

Running the government and other costs

31%$190 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
Other and not broken out$78 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

16%$95 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors

Roads and highways$75 thousand
Ports and harbors$20 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

6.1%$37 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

5.8%$35 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$32 thousand
Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

1.3%$8 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$8 thousand

Health and hospitals

1.2%$7 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$7 thousand

Interest on debt

0.3%$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Isle Au Haut. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 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 Isle Au Haut 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.