Town government · Merrimack County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wilmot took in $6.8 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes97%State tax money2.5%Fines and other0.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

97%

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

Town taxes97%

Property tax
97%$6.6 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$173 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

3.8%

of Wilmot'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
65%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$461 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$124 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$93 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$442 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$238 thousand
  • Police$163 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$134 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$134 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$98 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Social services
0.9%$33 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$33 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wilmot. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Wilmot 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.