Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sherman took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money29%Fees for services (parks and recreation)18%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

18%

of Sherman's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
47%$656 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$250 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$212 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$406 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

21%

of Sherman'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
30%$354 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$354 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$321 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$205 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$74 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$250 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$250 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$149 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$144 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$91 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Social services
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sherman. 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 Sherman 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.