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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bangor took in $372 thousand and spent $325 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money31%Federal tax money9.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)3.2%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

9.1%

of Bangor's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
54%$202 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$34 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$116 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%Interest on debt2.5%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

4.9%

of Bangor's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$190 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$190 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bangor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bangor 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.