Town government · Penobscot County, ME

Webster Plantation's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Webster Plantation took in $196 thousand and spent $121 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money65%Town taxes33%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

65%

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

Town taxes33%

Property tax
33%$65 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$127 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Social services0.8%

What stands out

13%

of Webster Plantation'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
55%$67 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$24 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)$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Social services
0.8%$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

Webster Plantation. 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 Webster Plantation 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.