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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Manchester took in $10.4 million and spent $10.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%State tax money10%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money3.8%

What stands out

37%

of Manchester's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes50%

Property tax
37%$3.8 million
Sales tax
7.3%$758 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$666 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$481 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$138 thousand
  • Other licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$850 thousand
  • Garbage collection$415 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$117 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$789 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.1 million

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$400 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$424 thousand
Fines
0.3%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking13%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

13%

of 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
33%$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$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$317 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$936 thousand
  • Water supply$686 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$390 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$792 thousand
  • Libraries$474 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$880 thousand
  • Airports$370 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$224 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$211 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$125 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Manchester. 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 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.