Town government · Piscataquis County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Shirley took in $791 thousand and spent $753 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 money33%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

33%

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

Town taxes65%

Property tax
65%$511 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$264 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$11 thousand
Fines
0.6%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments52%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Schools and colleges4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

52%

of Shirley'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
52%$395 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$395 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$162 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$162 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$124 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Schools and colleges
4.6%$35 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$35 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 Shirley. 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 Shirley 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.