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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Exeter took in $16.3 million and spent $12.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money5.0%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money3.4%

What stands out

21%

of Exeter's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes52%

Sales tax
21%$3.4 million
Other taxes
17%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$921 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$157 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$49 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$2.4 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$239 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$558 thousand

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$818 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$621 thousand
Fines
0.3%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

21%

of Exeter's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$419 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$870 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$775 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$263 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$179 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$225 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$225 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$222 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Exeter. 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 City of Exeter 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.