Town government · Hillsborough County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pelham took in $17.9 million and spent $16.9 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 taxes86%State tax money8.1%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.2%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

85%

of Pelham's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes86%

Property tax
85%$15.3 million
Other taxes
0.9%$163 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$163 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$403 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and garbage collection
  • Other government-run businesses$340 thousand
  • Garbage collection$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$18 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$566 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

34%

of Pelham'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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$594 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$485 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$158 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$133 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$565 thousand
  • Libraries$503 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$733 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$733 thousand
Social services
0.7%$122 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$122 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$84 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$28 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pelham. 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 Pelham 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.