Town government · Sullivan County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lempster took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 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 taxes83%Fines and other10%State tax money5.2%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

10%

of Lempster's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
78%$1.1 million
Other taxes
5.0%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$63 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$24 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$71 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$143 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Health and hospitals4.1%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

7.8%

of Lempster'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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$412 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$261 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$121 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$399 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$399 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$132 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$54 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$23 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Social services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lempster. 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 Lempster 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.