Town government · Washington County, ME

Roque Bluffs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Roque Bluffs took in $1.2 million and spent $747 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%State tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.3%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

89%

of Roque Bluffs' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes89%

Property tax
89%$1.0 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$116 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Sent to other local governments22%Roads, transit and parking21%Schools and colleges17%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

22%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$192 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$165 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$165 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$159 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$159 thousand
Schools and colleges
17%$127 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$127 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Roque Bluffs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 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 Roque Bluffs 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.