Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Perham took in $643 thousand and spent $206 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.5%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

7.5%

of Perham's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
73%$471 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$48 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$118 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt5.8%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

14%

of Perham'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
47%$96 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$96 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$41 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$29 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Perham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 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 Perham 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.