Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Waite took in $307 thousand and spent $271 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Town taxes50%Fees for services0.3%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

50%

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

Town taxes50%

Property tax
48%$147 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$153 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments46%Schools and colleges21%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs14%Health and hospitals1.8%Police, fire, courts and jails0.4%

What stands out

46%

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

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
46%$126 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$126 thousand
Schools and colleges
21%$58 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$44 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$37 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Waite. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 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 Waite 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.