Town government · Androscoggin County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Minot took in $2.2 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money33%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

33%

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

Town taxes62%

Property tax
62%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.7%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$721 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%Interest on debt1.1%Social services0.1%

What stands out

24%

of Minot's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$664 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$664 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$614 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$614 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$426 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$426 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$20 thousand
Social services
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Minot. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Minot 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.