Town government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Woodland took in $3.7 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Town taxes36%County and local tax money7.7%Fees for services (school lunches)3.2%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

52%

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

Town taxes36%

Property tax
36%$1.3 million

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches
  • School lunches$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$1.9 million

County and local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.7%$286 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges62%Roads, transit and parking16%Sent to other local governments15%Running the government and other costs5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%

What stands out

62%

of Woodland'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
62%$2.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$599 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$599 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$563 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$563 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$196 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$116 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Woodland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Woodland 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.