Town government · Lincoln County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jefferson took in $10.4 million and spent $8.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money28%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

3.6%

of Jefferson's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes67%

Property tax
64%$6.6 million
Other taxes
3.6%$372 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$372 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches
  • School lunches$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$2.9 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$519 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges75%Roads, transit and parking10%Sent to other local governments5.6%Running the government and other costs4.9%Health and hospitals2.3%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

75%

of Jefferson'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
75%$6.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$893 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$893 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.6%$477 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$383 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$94 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$422 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)$380 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$194 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$194 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$164 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jefferson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 Jefferson 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.