Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Machias took in $17.0 million and spent $9.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%Town taxes20%County and local tax money11%Fees for services (school lunches, airport)2.1%Fines and other0.6%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

66%

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

Town taxes20%

Property tax
20%$3.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$362 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other service charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$353 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Airport$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.4%$74 thousand

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$11.3 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$1.8 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges75%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Sent to other local governments5.8%Running the government and other costs5.5%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

75%

of Machias' spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
75%$7.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$749 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$422 thousand
  • Police$321 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.8%$571 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$571 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$547 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$429 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$486 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$366 thousand
  • Airports$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Machias. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 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 Machias 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.