Town government · Hancock County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lamoine took in $4.6 million and spent $6.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%County and local tax money11%State tax money11%Fines and other0.6%Fees for services (ports and waterways, parks and recreation)0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Lamoine's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes76%

Property tax
76%$3.5 million
Other taxes
0.7%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; ports and waterways and 1 more
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$507 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$531 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$27 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Schools and colleges35%Sent to other local governments10%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

35%

of Lamoine'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%

Running the government and other costs
46%$3.1 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$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$169 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Schools and colleges
35%$2.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.3 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$682 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$540 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$142 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$275 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$275 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$159 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$159 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$107 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Social services
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lamoine. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lamoine 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.