Town government · Knox County, ME

Matinicus Isle Plantation's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Matinicus Isle Plantation took in $196 thousand and spent $158 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money22%Fines and other12%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes65%

Property tax
65%$128 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$44 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals4.4%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

13%

of Matinicus Isle Plantation's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$105 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$17 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$13 thousand
  • Airports$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.4%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Matinicus Isle Plantation. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Matinicus Isle Plantation 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.