Town government · Carroll County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wakefield took in $21.2 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.7%Federal tax money2.3%County and local tax money2.3%State tax money1.1%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

7.8%

of Wakefield's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes87%

Property tax
79%$16.8 million
Other taxes
7.8%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$713 thousand
  • Garbage collection$232 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$201 thousand
  • Hospital bills$150 thousand
  • Sewer$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.3%$496 thousand

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$242 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$492 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$105 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Health and hospitals1.3%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$960 thousand
  • Fire protection$737 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$671 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$572 thousand
  • Sewer systems$99 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$584 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$584 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$398 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$207 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$191 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$194 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wakefield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Wakefield 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.