Town government · Hancock County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Waltham took in $388 thousand and spent $341 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money47%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

47%

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

Town taxes52%

Property tax
52%$203 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$181 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Health and hospitals2.3%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

10%

of Waltham'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
43%$147 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$110 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Social services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Waltham. 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 Waltham 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.