Town government · Somerset County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Skowhegan took in $25.2 million and spent $82.4 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Town taxes68%State tax money27%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)1.3%

Town taxes68%

Property tax
67%$17.0 million
Other taxes
0.2%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$328 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$143 thousand
  • Garbage collection$125 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$6.7 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$889 thousand
Fines
0.8%$201 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments88%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Running the government and other costs1.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

88%

of Skowhegan'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
88%$72.3 million
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$72.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$614 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
1.9%$1.6 million
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$931 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$286 thousand
  • Government buildings$190 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$123 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$594 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$594 thousand
Social services
0.4%$354 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$354 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$352 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$176 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$133 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$133 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Skowhegan. 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 Skowhegan 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.