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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Amesbury took in $98.9 million and spent $112 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%State tax money25%Fees for services (water, sewer)8.2%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

53%

of Amesbury's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes55%

Property tax
53%$52.5 million
Other taxes
2.3%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$699 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$8.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$4.0 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$615 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$436 thousand
  • Other school charges$160 thousand
  • School lunches$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$7.0 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$25.0 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$627 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$3.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges65%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.7%Sent to other local governments2.4%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

65%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
65%$72.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$72.2 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$15.9 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$14.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$786 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$450 thousand
  • Government buildings$222 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$4.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$352 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$97 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.7%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$2.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$222 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$1.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$196 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$892 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$877 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$556 thousand
Social services
0.3%$348 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$348 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$343 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$343 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$150 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$150 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Amesbury. 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 Amesbury 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.