Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Madawaska took in $17.2 million and spent $42.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money32%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)7.2%Fines and other6.3%County and local tax money2.8%

What stands out

7.2%

of Madawaska'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 taxes51%

Property tax
51%$8.8 million

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$712 thousand
  • Sewer$489 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • School lunches$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$5.6 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$475 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments47%Schools and colleges22%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

47%

of Madawaska's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
47%$19.8 million
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$19.8 million
Schools and colleges
22%$9.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.3 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$190 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$161 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$769 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$769 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$585 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$559 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$439 thousand
  • Libraries$120 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$22 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Madawaska. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Madawaska 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.