Town government · Coos County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Northumberland took in $4.1 million and spent $9.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money7.3%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Northumberland'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 taxes61%

Property tax
60%$2.5 million
Other taxes
0.3%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$493 thousand
  • Other service charges$427 thousand
  • Water$355 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$297 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Running the government and other costs8.0%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

73%

of Northumberland'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
73%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.3 million
  • Sewer systems$975 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$289 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$727 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$367 thousand
  • Police$214 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$146 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$725 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$437 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
  • Government buildings$109 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$625 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$625 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$174 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
  • Libraries$60 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$83 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$58 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$58 thousand
Social services
0.1%$12 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Northumberland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 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 Northumberland 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.