Town government · Merrimack County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Henniker took in $18.0 million and spent $16.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%Fees for services (sewer, water)6.6%State tax money3.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

89%

of Henniker'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%$16.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$574 thousand
  • Water$557 thousand
  • Garbage collection$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$651 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments63%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Running the government and other costs3.9%Roads, transit and parking3.9%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

63%

of Henniker'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
63%$10.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$10.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$821 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$938 thousand
  • Sewer systems$631 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$494 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.9%$644 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$612 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$641 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$641 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$218 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$218 thousand
Social services
0.5%$80 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$80 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$38 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$31 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Henniker. 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 Henniker 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.