Town government · Belknap County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barnstead took in $15.4 million and spent $5.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes95%Fees for services2.6%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

94%

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

Town taxes95%

Property tax
94%$14.5 million
Other taxes
0.4%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$52 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$394 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$349 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$173 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$220 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

39%

of Barnstead's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Police$859 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$202 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$248 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$248 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$171 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$145 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Social services
0.3%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$4 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Barnstead. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Barnstead 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.