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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kennebunk took in $23.2 million and spent $20.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money19%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)11%Fines and other5.4%

What stands out

19%

of Kennebunk's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes65%

Property tax
65%$15.1 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$541 thousand
  • Garbage collection$485 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$4.4 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

40%

of Kennebunk's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$8.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$314 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$244 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$101 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$691 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$447 thousand
Social services
0.3%$70 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$70 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kennebunk. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 Kennebunk 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.