Town government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pittston took in $1.9 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money26%Fees for services15%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

15%

of Pittston'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 taxes55%

Property tax
55%$1.0 million

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$285 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$285 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$492 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

3.5%

of Pittston's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$576 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$576 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$437 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)$357 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$151 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$151 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Social services
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pittston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Pittston 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.