Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wentworth took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Town taxes88%State tax money7.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.9%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

88%

of Wentworth's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes88%

Property tax
88%$1.3 million

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$42 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$5 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$108 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

6.7%

of Wentworth'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%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$563 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$563 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$294 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$197 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$196 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$104 thousand
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$79 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$37 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wentworth. 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 Wentworth 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.