Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Washburn took in $2.7 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money39%Fines and other5.7%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

39%

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

Town taxes54%

Property tax
54%$1.5 million

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$1.0 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$156 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Environment and natural resources16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

16%

of Washburn's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$618 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$618 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$566 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$261 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$174 thousand
  • Government buildings$119 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$417 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$236 thousand
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
16%$352 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$352 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$165 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$108 thousand
  • Libraries$57 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$104 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$5 thousand
Social services
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Washburn. 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 Washburn 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.