Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Robbinston took in $2.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Town taxes43%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

56%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
43%$989 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments53%Schools and colleges13%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

53%

of Robbinston's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
53%$712 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$712 thousand
Schools and colleges
13%$174 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$174 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$170 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$170 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$160 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)$92 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$43 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Social services
0.7%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$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 Robbinston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Robbinston 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.