Town government · Knox County, ME

Owls Head's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Owls Head took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money20%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)6.1%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

12%

of Owls Head's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes57%

Property tax
56%$781 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$85 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$33 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$169 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$278 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Health and hospitals9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

21%

of Owls Head's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$405 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$405 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$286 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$110 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$253 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$228 thousand
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.5%$112 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$110 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$4 thousand
Social services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Owls Head. 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 Owls Head 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.