Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Whiting took in $1.6 million and spent $1.5 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 taxes76%State tax money22%Fines and other0.8%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

75%

of Whiting's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes76%

Property tax
75%$1.2 million
Other taxes
1.2%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$347 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges52%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Sent to other local governments3.5%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

52%

of Whiting'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
52%$799 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$799 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$366 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$366 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$186 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$53 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$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Whiting. 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 Whiting 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.