Town government · Hampshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pelham took in $7.1 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money27%County and local tax money5.3%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other0.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.6%

What stands out

5.3%

of Pelham's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes62%

Property tax
62%$4.4 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • School lunches$8 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$337 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$1.9 million

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$376 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges43%Running the government and other costs25%Sent to other local governments16%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

43%

of Pelham's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
43%$2.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$229 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$133 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$955 thousand
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$951 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$540 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$540 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$320 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$198 thousand
  • Fire protection$97 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Social services
0.4%$22 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$12 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pelham. 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 Town of Pelham 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.