Town government · Lincoln County, ME

Monhegan Plantation's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monhegan Plantation took in $565 thousand and spent $417 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 taxes78%State tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.9%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

6.9%

of Monhegan Plantation'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 taxes78%

Property tax
78%$443 thousand

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$39 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$27 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$75 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges39%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking13%Sent to other local governments2.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

39%

of Monhegan Plantation'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
39%$162 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$162 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$110 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)$60 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$67 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$56 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$43 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$12 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$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monhegan Plantation. 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 Monhegan Plantation 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.