Town government · Piscataquis County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sebec took in $807 thousand and spent $528 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 taxes65%State tax money28%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services1.1%

What stands out

5.5%

of Sebec'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%$526 thousand

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$228 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%Health and hospitals0.2%Social services0.2%

What stands out

8.7%

of Sebec'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
52%$275 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$275 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$139 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Social services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sebec. 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 Sebec 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.