Town government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hampton took in $47.7 million and spent $33.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%Fines and other26%State tax money4.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)3.8%

What stands out

25%

of Hampton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
65%$30.8 million
Other taxes
1.2%$565 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$565 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand
  • Sewer$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$2.2 million

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
25%$11.9 million
Fines
0.6%$293 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

37%

of Hampton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$12.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$420 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$7.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$168 thousand
  • Government buildings$139 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
  • Parking$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.3 million
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$860 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$855 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.0%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$115 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$115 thousand
Social services
0.2%$66 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hampton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Hampton 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.