Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lakeville took in $357 thousand and spent $227 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money16%Fines and other3.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.3%

What stands out

80%

of Lakeville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes80%

Property tax
80%$286 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$57 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Schools and colleges7.0%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

16%

of Lakeville'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
34%$77 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$77 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$64 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)$63 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Schools and colleges
7.0%$16 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$11 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$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Social services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lakeville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Lakeville 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.