Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Millinocket took in $20.1 million and spent $15.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Town taxes34%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)11%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money2.2%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Millinocket'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 taxes34%

Property tax
34%$6.8 million
Other taxes
0.3%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 6 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$497 thousand
  • Garbage collection$201 thousand
  • Airport$113 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$81 thousand
  • Other school charges$52 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand
  • School lunches$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.5%$105 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$9.8 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$453 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$570 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%All other spending10%

What stands out

53%

of Millinocket's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
53%$8.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$8.0 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$254 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$190 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$435 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$878 thousand
  • Airports$163 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$761 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$438 thousand
  • Fire protection$227 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$66 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$567 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$410 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$410 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$364 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$250 thousand
  • Libraries$114 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$135 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$41 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$41 thousand
Social services
0.2%$28 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Millinocket. 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 Millinocket 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.