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North Manchester's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Manchester took in $11.6 million and spent $9.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other38%Town taxes32%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%State tax money4.4%

What stands out

38%

of North Manchester's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes32%

Property tax
17%$2.0 million
Individual income tax
15%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.6%$72 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$62 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$374 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$223 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$509 thousand

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
38%$4.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Roads, transit and parking4.4%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

7.7%

of North Manchester's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$435 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$359 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$729 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$729 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$412 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$412 thousand
Housing and community development
2.7%$255 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$144 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$79 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North Manchester. 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 North Manchester 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.