Town government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wayne took in $2.1 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money21%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.4%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

6.4%

of Wayne's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
72%$1.5 million

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$133 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$442 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

12%

of Wayne's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$677 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$677 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$371 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$175 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$196 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$185 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$162 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$162 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$155 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$79 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Police$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$9 thousand
Social services
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wayne. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Wayne 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.