Town government · Washington County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Whitneyville took in $748 thousand and spent $613 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%Town taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)1.6%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

60%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
38%$281 thousand

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$450 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments44%Roads, transit and parking20%Schools and colleges17%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

44%

of Whitneyville's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
44%$267 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$267 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$125 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$125 thousand
Schools and colleges
17%$103 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$103 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$74 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$41 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Whitneyville. 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 Whitneyville 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.