Town government · Waldo County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Waldo took in $540 thousand and spent $387 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 taxes51%State tax money43%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.6%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

43%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
51%$276 thousand

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$230 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%

What stands out

14%

of Waldo'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
38%$147 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$112 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$74 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Waldo. 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 Waldo 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.