Town government · Waldo County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Jackson took in $709 thousand and spent $627 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money34%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)1.1%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

34%

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

Town taxes64%

Property tax
63%$446 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$241 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

9.3%

of Jackson'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
62%$390 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$390 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$136 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$58 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jackson. 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 Jackson 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.