Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pembroke took in $2.7 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money40%County and local tax money4.2%Fines and other1.2%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

40%

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

Town taxes54%

Property tax

54%$1.5 million

Other taxes

0.1%$3 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses

Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government

0.3%$9 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state

40%$1.1 million

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

4.2%$114 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other

1.2%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges78%Roads, transit and parking12%Sent to other local governments6.6%Running the government and other costs1.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%

What stands out

78%

of Pembroke'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

78%$1.7 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$1.7 million

Roads, transit and parking

12%$249 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$249 thousand

Sent to other local governments

6.6%$141 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$141 thousand

Running the government and other costs

1.5%$32 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
Government buildings$13 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.4%$29 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

0.5%$10 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$10 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pembroke. 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 Pembroke 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.