Town government · Somerset County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mercer took in $785 thousand and spent $711 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Town taxes42%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.9%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

52%

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

Town taxes42%

Property tax
42%$330 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 services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$409 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%

What stands out

7.2%

of Mercer'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%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$398 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$398 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$262 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$175 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$84 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$51 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mercer. 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 Town of Mercer 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.