Town government · Coos County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whitefield took in $14.5 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money36%Fees for services (water, sewer)9.7%County and local tax money0.3%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

10%

of Whitefield'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 taxes53%

Property tax
53%$7.7 million
Other taxes
0.1%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$549 thousand
  • Sewer$446 thousand
  • Other service charges$296 thousand
  • Garbage collection$76 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$5.3 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$46 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs9.9%Interest on debt7.1%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

32%

of Whitefield'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
32%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$588 thousand
  • Water supply$549 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$176 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$659 thousand
  • Fire protection$326 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$940 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$931 thousand
  • Airports$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$408 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)$195 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand
Interest on debt
7.1%$291 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$136 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$89 thousand
  • Libraries$47 thousand
Social services
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Whitefield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Whitefield 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.