Town government · Waldo County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Thorndike took in $624 thousand and spent $535 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money46%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.6%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

46%

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

Town taxes47%

Property tax
46%$287 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$29 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$289 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Social services2.6%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

10%

of Thorndike'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%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$179 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$103 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$52 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
Social services
2.6%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Thorndike. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 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 Thorndike 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.