Town government · Waldo County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Northport took in $5.9 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes85%State tax money8.5%Federal tax money2.8%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)1.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

85%

of Northport's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes85%

Property tax
85%$5.0 million
Other taxes
0.3%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$76 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$167 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$501 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$20 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$100 thousand
Fines
0.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges47%Sent to other local governments24%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

47%

of Northport'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
47%$2.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
24%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$717 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$638 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$847 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$847 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$381 thousand
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$150 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$144 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$166 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$158 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$107 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Social services
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Northport. 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 Northport 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.