Town government · Sullivan County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Acworth took in $3.3 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%State tax money12%Fines and other0.8%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

86%

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

Town taxes87%

Property tax
86%$2.8 million
Other taxes
0.5%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$387 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

7.5%

of Acworth's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$742 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$454 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$175 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$677 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$677 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$170 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$100 thousand
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Police$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$136 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$136 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$45 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Acworth. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Acworth 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.