Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Orient took in $889 thousand and spent $593 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%State tax money13%Fines and other11%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

11%

of Orient's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes76%

Property tax
76%$673 thousand

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 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%$119 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking17%Sent to other local governments17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Schools and colleges9.8%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

17%

of Orient's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$224 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)$139 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$99 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$99 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$83 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$83 thousand
Schools and colleges
9.8%$58 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Social services
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Orient. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Town of Orient 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.