Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vanceboro took in $929 thousand and spent $304 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 money64%Town taxes36%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

64%

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

Town taxes36%

Property tax
36%$331 thousand

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$592 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs23%Sent to other local governments22%Roads, transit and parking17%Schools and colleges14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%All other spending12%

What stands out

22%

of Vanceboro's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
23%$71 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$68 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$51 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$51 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$44 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Vanceboro. 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 Town of Vanceboro 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.