Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Machiasport took in $2.0 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money23%Fines and other6.9%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

6.9%

of Machiasport's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
67%$1.4 million
Other taxes
1.6%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$471 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$140 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges64%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs9.6%Sent to other local governments4.4%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

64%

of Machiasport'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%

Schools and colleges
64%$1.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$418 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$410 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$221 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$93 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.4%$102 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$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$30 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Machiasport. 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 Machiasport 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.