Town government · Belknap County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gilmanton took in $15.9 million and spent $15.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%State tax money7.0%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

89%

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

Town taxes89%

Property tax
89%$14.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$78 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$62 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$164 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$164 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$1.1 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$400 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments65%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

65%

of Gilmanton'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
65%$10.0 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$9.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$983 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.5 million
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$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$302 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$258 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$703 thousand
  • Police$625 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$145 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$367 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$367 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Social services
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gilmanton. 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 Gilmanton 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.