Town government · Hancock County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sorrento took in $686 thousand and spent $702 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 taxes75%State tax money16%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)4.4%

What stands out

75%

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

Town taxes75%

Property tax
75%$514 thousand

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Sewer$9 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$111 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

11%

of Sorrento'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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$227 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$183 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$175 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$161 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$75 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
  • Sewer systems$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Social services
0.1%$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 Sorrento. 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 Sorrento 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.