Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mapleton took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money36%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)2.7%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes56%

Property tax
56%$878 thousand

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$38 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$565 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Health and hospitals2.1%

What stands out

54%

of Mapleton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$749 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$553 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$196 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$445 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$445 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$139 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$107 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mapleton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Mapleton 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.