Town government · Kennebec County, ME

Mount Vernon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mount Vernon took in $8.7 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%County and local tax money33%State tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.4%

What stands out

33%

of Mount Vernon's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
51%$4.4 million
Other taxes
0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$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 money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.3 million

County and local tax money33%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
33%$2.9 million

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Roads, transit and parking43%Sent to other local governments19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$623 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$623 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$280 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$280 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$208 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$149 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$129 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.2%$132 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$132 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$40 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mount Vernon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Mount Vernon 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.