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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Enfield took in $8.3 million and spent $8.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)48%State tax money37%Town taxes13%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

37%

of Enfield's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes13%

Property tax
7.8%$643 thousand
Sales tax
4.8%$395 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Water$598 thousand
  • Sewer$582 thousand
  • Garbage collection$166 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand
  • Parking$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$3.1 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$164 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Housing and community development34%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs3.3%Interest on debt1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

34%

of Enfield's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$682 thousand
  • Water supply$573 thousand
  • Sewer systems$418 thousand
Housing and community development
34%$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$826 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$721 thousand
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.3%$260 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$228 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$85 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$81 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Enfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Enfield 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.