Town government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Winthrop took in $23.4 million and spent $42.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money25%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)4.5%County and local tax money1.0%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

4.5%

of Winthrop'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 taxes69%

Property tax
69%$16.1 million
Other taxes
0.7%$158 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$89 thousand
  • Other licenses$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Other service charges$842 thousand
  • Garbage collection$107 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • School lunches$33 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Other school charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$5.8 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$230 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges41%Sent to other local governments40%Running the government and other costs7.7%Health and hospitals3.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

41%

of Winthrop'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
41%$17.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$17.7 million
Sent to other local governments
40%$17.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$17.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$882 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$377 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$72 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$174 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$80 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$883 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$883 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$611 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$434 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$177 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$550 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$550 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$80 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$36 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Winthrop. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Winthrop 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.