Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Merrill took in $349 thousand and spent $253 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 taxes51%State tax money44%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
51%$178 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$155 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

7.1%

of Merrill'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
47%$119 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$119 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$79 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Merrill. 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 Merrill 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.