Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Newport took in $7.4 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%Town taxes33%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)2.1%

What stands out

60%

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

Town taxes33%

Property tax
33%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$157 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Road charges$104 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$4.4 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$340 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

33%

of Newport'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$737 thousand
  • Police$572 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$914 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)$398 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$269 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$77 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$378 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$378 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$179 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$179 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$134 thousand
Social services
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Newport. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Newport 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.