Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mattawamkeag took in $834 thousand and spent $492 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money35%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)7.6%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

7.6%

of Mattawamkeag'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 taxes57%

Property tax
57%$472 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$63 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$56 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$295 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Health and hospitals10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

12%

of Mattawamkeag'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
36%$178 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)$87 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$124 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$124 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$58 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$11 thousand
Social services
1.0%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mattawamkeag. 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 Mattawamkeag 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.