Town government · Coos County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gorham took in $6.9 million and spent $6.0 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 taxes68%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%State tax money10%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

21%

of Gorham'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 taxes68%

Property tax
58%$4.0 million
Other taxes
10%$715 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$715 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$478 thousand
  • Sewer$449 thousand
  • Water$392 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$27 thousand
  • Road charges$17 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%$703 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

21%

of Gorham'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%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$788 thousand
  • Fire protection$643 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$483 thousand
  • Sewer systems$414 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$393 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$840 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$578 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$135 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$452 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$284 thousand
  • Libraries$168 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Social services
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gorham. 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 Gorham 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.