ZIP 04240 · Lewiston, ME

Three governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Maine

$13.7 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes47%Federal tax money37%Fees for services (college tuition, liquor stores)9.9%Fines and other5.2%Local tax money0.2%
Full Maine breakdown

What stands out

18%

of Maine's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes47%

Individual income tax
18%$2.40 billion
Sales tax
17%$2.35 billion
Other taxes
9.2%$1.25 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 15 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$247 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$213 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$142 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$134 million
  • Tobacco taxes$128 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$126 million
  • Amusement taxes$68.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$48.7 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$29.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$22.8 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$22.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$19.0 million
  • Other licenses$18.1 million
  • Corporation licenses$14.8 million
  • Driver's licenses$12.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8.1 million
  • Amusement licenses$797 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
3.4%$460 million
Property tax
0.3%$40.0 million

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$1.36 billion
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; college tuition and 11 more
  • Other service charges$447 million
  • College tuition$282 million
  • Liquor stores$259 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$180 million
  • University housing and dining$86.7 million
  • Hospital bills$47.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$23.6 million
  • Housing$16.8 million
  • Transit fares$14.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Road charges$283 thousand
  • Airport$245 thousand
  • Other education charges$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money37%

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

From the federal government
37%$5.11 billion

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.2%$24.2 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$625 million
Fines
0.6%$82.6 million
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Where the money goes

Social services42%Sent to local governments17%Schools and colleges11%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Running the government and other costs7.4%All other spending14%

What stands out

42%

of Maine's spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.

Full Maine breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
42%$5.80 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 1 more
  • Other public welfare$5.70 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$95.5 million
  • Veterans' services$4.1 million
Sent to local governments
17%$2.30 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools and 14 more
  • Sent to school districts$1.00 billion
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$641 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$364 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$136 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$29.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$27.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$25.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$23.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$20.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$16.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$6.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$3.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$3.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$840 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$116 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$68 thousand
Schools and colleges
11%$1.57 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$1.01 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$220 million
  • Other education$211 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$108 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$14.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$1.05 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$856 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$153 million
  • Public transit$35.5 million
  • Airports$1.4 million
  • Ports and harbors$542 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$1.01 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$481 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$328 million
  • Government buildings$71.7 million
  • Other government administration$69.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$563 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$191 million
  • Courts and legal services$156 million
  • Police$134 million
  • Inspections and regulation$59.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$21.6 million
Health and hospitals
2.9%$404 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$266 million
  • Hospitals$138 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$301 million
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$295 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$295 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$215 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$177 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$177 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$20.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.5 million
  • Libraries$7.0 million
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Your county

Androscoggin County

$22.4 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes60%Federal tax money23%Fines and other11%State tax money5.9%

What stands out

23%

of Androscoggin County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

Full Androscoggin County breakdown

County taxes60%

Property tax
60%$12.5 million

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$4.7 million

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$1.2 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$2.3 million
Androscoggin County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Running the government and other costs39%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

61%

of Androscoggin County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Full Androscoggin County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
61%$13.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$8.7 million
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
39%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Government buildings$400 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$366 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$167 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$95 thousand
Androscoggin County page →

Your city

Public schools here are run by City of Lewiston, so school money is part of its budget.

City of Lewiston

$237 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

County and local tax money37%State tax money29%City taxes24%Fees for services (sewer, water)5.7%Federal tax money3.1%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

37%

of Lewiston's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

Full Lewiston breakdown

City taxes24%

Property tax
24%$75.8 million
Other taxes
0.3%$889 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility licenses$385 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$237 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$109 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$101 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$45 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$18.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$6.9 million
  • Water$6.7 million
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Parking$720 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$341 thousand
  • School lunches$164 thousand
  • Garbage collection$114 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$82 thousand
  • Other school charges$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$9.7 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$90.9 million

County and local tax money37%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
37%$118 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$4.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$156 thousand
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges49%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Roads, transit and parking7.0%All other spending11%

What stands out

49%

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

Full Lewiston breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
49%$117 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$117 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$29.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$15.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$793 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$24.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$11.9 million
  • Fire protection$11.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$717 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$131 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$23.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.3 million
  • Sewer systems$7.0 million
  • Water supply$5.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$16.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$15.0 million
  • Parking$696 thousand
  • Public transit$493 thousand
  • Airports$284 thousand
Social services
2.9%$6.8 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$3.4 million
  • Other public welfare$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$6.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$5.4 million
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$5.4 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$5.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$594 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$2.7 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

Androscoggin County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

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

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.