Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Wallagrass took in $741 thousand and spent $333 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Town taxes71%State tax money29%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

71%

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

Town taxes71%

Property tax
71%$524 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$212 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Social services3.0%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Wallagrass' 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
42%$140 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$140 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$90 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)$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$61 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Social services
3.0%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wallagrass. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 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 Wallagrass 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.