Town government · Essex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wenham took in $23.5 million and spent $21.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money4.8%Fees for services (water)4.6%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

83%

of Wenham's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes84%

Property tax
83%$19.5 million
Other taxes
1.3%$298 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$211 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$649 thousand
  • Other service charges$431 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$513 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$1.1 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$943 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments57%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

57%

of Wenham's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
57%$12.2 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$12.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$122 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$3.6 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$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$362 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$270 thousand
  • Government buildings$210 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$696 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$981 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$928 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$498 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$430 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$111 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wenham. 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 Wenham 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.