Town government · Oxford County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Porter took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money32%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services1.1%

What stands out

32%

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

Town taxes64%

Property tax
64%$909 thousand

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$462 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Health and hospitals7.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

7.4%

of Porter'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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$486 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$220 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$201 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$428 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$428 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$103 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$103 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.4%$90 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$90 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$90 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Porter 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.