Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bethlehem took in $3.3 million and spent $3.3 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 taxes64%Fees for services24%State tax money10%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

24%

of Bethlehem's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
47%$1.6 million
Other taxes
16%$544 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$544 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$813 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$813 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$334 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking28%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals1.6%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

20%

of Bethlehem's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$681 thousand
  • Fire protection$203 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$174 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$916 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$916 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$660 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$660 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$581 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$224 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$199 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$112 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bethlehem. 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 Bethlehem 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.