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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money33%Fines and other10%Fees for services (sewer)8.4%

What stands out

8.4%

of Lubec's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
48%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.8%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$211 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$184 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$824 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$251 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals3.9%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

15%

of Lubec'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
35%$854 thousand
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$408 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$403 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$687 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$639 thousand
  • Airports$36 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$383 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$243 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$140 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$377 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$368 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$96 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Social services
1.2%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lubec. 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 Lubec 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.