Town government · Sagadahoc County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Woolwich took in $2.4 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%Fines and other30%State tax money15%Fees for services (road charges)2.8%

What stands out

30%

of Woolwich's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes52%

Property tax

52%$1.2 million

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services

2.8%$65 thousand

What's in fees for servicesRoad charges

Road charges$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state

15%$343 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other

30%$717 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

19%

of Woolwich's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

40%$920 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$920 thousand

Running the government and other costs

19%$444 thousand

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)$166 thousand
Other and not broken out$159 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
Government buildings$40 thousand
Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Health and hospitals

19%$431 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$431 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

11%$255 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$255 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

8.2%$191 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation

Fire protection$161 thousand
Inspections and regulation$30 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.5%$58 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries

Libraries$58 thousand

Interest on debt

1.2%$28 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Woolwich. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Woolwich 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.