Town government · Rockingham County, NH

New Castle's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), New Castle took in $3.5 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)33%Fines and other3.9%State tax money3.0%

What stands out

33%

of New Castle'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 taxes60%

Property tax
59%$2.1 million
Other taxes
1.3%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility licenses$42 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$755 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$199 thousand
  • Water$161 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$107 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$135 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Sent to other local governments9.7%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

18%

of New Castle'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$608 thousand
  • Fire protection$432 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$521 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$350 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$133 thousand
  • Water supply$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$505 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$188 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$144 thousand
  • Government buildings$102 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$285 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$165 thousand
  • Libraries$120 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.7%$281 thousand
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$281 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$31 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Social services
0.5%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Castle. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 New Castle 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.