Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marshfield took in $2.0 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money49%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.7%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

49%

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

Town taxes50%

Property tax
50%$984 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$950 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments47%Schools and colleges28%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Running the government and other costs8.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

47%

of Marshfield'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%$553 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$553 thousand
Schools and colleges
28%$328 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$328 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$106 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$106 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$96 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)$48 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Marshfield. 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 Marshfield 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.