Town government · Knox County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rockport took in $11.7 million and spent $8.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%Fines and other17%Fees for services (sewer, ports and waterways)10%State tax money8.2%

What stands out

17%

of Rockport's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes65%

Property tax
65%$7.6 million
Other taxes
0.5%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$769 thousand
  • Other service charges$255 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$103 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$962 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

16%

of Rockport'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
27%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Ports and harbors$202 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$793 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$691 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$453 thousand
  • Government buildings$142 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$235 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$834 thousand
  • Fire protection$514 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$791 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$555 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$236 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$307 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$86 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$86 thousand
Social services
0.3%$29 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rockport. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Rockport 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.