Town government · Sagadahoc County, ME

West Bath's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Bath took in $2.3 million and spent $5.4 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 taxes61%State tax money18%Fees for services (road charges, school lunches)18%Fines and other1.1%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

18%

of West Bath'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 taxes61%

Property tax
61%$1.4 million

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$414 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$408 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • School lunches$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.9%$20 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$422 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges54%Sent to other local governments23%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

54%

of West Bath'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
54%$2.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.9 million
Sent to other local governments
23%$1.3 million
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$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$558 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$553 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$354 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$333 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$173 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$155 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$10 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Bath. 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 West Bath 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.