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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cumberland took in $138 million and spent $160 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money33%Fees for services (water, school lunches)7.9%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

33%

of Cumberland's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
51%$71.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$565 thousand
  • Other licenses$466 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$433 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$6.0 million
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • School lunches$991 thousand
  • Sewer$551 thousand
  • Other school charges$310 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.9%$1.2 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$45.9 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$935 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$6.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges74%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%Running the government and other costs3.9%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

74%

of Cumberland's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
74%$118 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$118 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$10.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.1 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$319 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$125 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.7 million
  • Sewer systems$513 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$475 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.9%$6.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$341 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$6.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$391 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$602 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$517 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$85 thousand
Social services
0.2%$281 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$281 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$140 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$140 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cumberland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cumberland 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.