Town government · Waldo County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Swanville took in $2.9 million and spent $311 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%State tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.9%

What stands out

81%

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

Town taxes82%

Property tax
81%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$114 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$111 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$425 thousand

Where it goes

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

Running the government and other costs74%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Social services8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails0.6%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
74%$230 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)$142 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
Social services
8.0%$25 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Swanville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Swanville 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.