Town government · Hancock County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sullivan took in $3.4 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes86%State tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection, ports and waterways)1.6%Fines and other1.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

86%

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

Town taxes86%

Property tax
86%$2.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$55 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.2%$8 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$353 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$52 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Social services9.8%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Sent to other local governments6.4%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

61%

of Sullivan's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$876 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$684 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$55 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Social services
9.8%$141 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$141 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$114 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$108 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$108 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.4%$92 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$92 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sullivan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Sullivan 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.