Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Wesley took in $568 thousand and spent $488 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money31%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes65%

Property tax
65%$370 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$176 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

55%

of Wesley's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
55%$269 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$269 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$90 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$80 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$29 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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