Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jonesboro took in $2.5 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money44%County and local tax money3.0%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (road charges, sewer)1.1%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes50%

Property tax
50%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Sewer$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • School lunches$2 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$1.1 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$74 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges66%Roads, transit and parking14%Sent to other local governments7.2%Running the government and other costs6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

66%

of Jonesboro'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
66%$1.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$240 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$240 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.2%$126 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$126 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$114 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)$46 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$36 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Social services
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jonesboro. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 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 Jonesboro 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.