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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Haverhill took in $313 million and spent $292 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%State tax money38%Fees for services (sewer, water)11%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

38%

of Haverhill's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes45%

Property tax
43%$133 million
Other taxes
2.1%$6.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$3.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$34.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$16.9 million
  • Water$13.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Parking$867 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$848 thousand
  • School lunches$490 thousand
  • Other school charges$409 thousand
  • Garbage collection$128 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$16.2 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$118 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$54 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$3.7 million
Fines
0.2%$742 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges67%Running the government and other costs10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Sent to other local governments3.3%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

67%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
67%$196 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$196 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$29.4 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$26.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$931 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$723 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.6%$25.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$10.7 million
  • Water supply$10.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$18.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$9.9 million
  • Fire protection$8.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$191 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$156 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$9.7 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$8.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$972 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
  • Parking$268 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$3.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$858 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$873 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.2%$441 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$441 thousand
Social services
0.1%$436 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$436 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Haverhill 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.