Town government · Aroostook County, ME

St. John Plantation's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. John Plantation took in $269 thousand and spent $162 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%Town taxes38%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.4%

What stands out

59%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
38%$103 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$158 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Housing and community development22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking3.7%Health and hospitals0.6%Social services0.6%

What stands out

22%

of St. John Plantation's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$95 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)$54 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Housing and community development
22%$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
  • Airports$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Social services
0.6%$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

St. John Plantation. 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 St. John Plantation 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.