Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Lagrange took in $466 thousand and spent $383 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%Town taxes37%Fines and other5.8%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

57%

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

Town taxes37%

Property tax
37%$174 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$264 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Social services2.3%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

25%

of Lagrange'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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$119 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$92 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$103 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$103 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$95 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
Social services
2.3%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lagrange. 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 Lagrange 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.