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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rockingham took in $20.9 million and spent $19.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, liquor stores)51%City taxes32%State tax money11%Fines and other4.2%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

11%

of Rockingham's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes32%

Property tax
19%$4.0 million
Sales tax
11%$2.2 million
Other taxes
2.6%$541 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$343 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$122 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$68 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$10.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; liquor stores and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.4 million
  • Liquor stores$2.8 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$873 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.3 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$353 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$885 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Roads, transit and parking3.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

28%

of Rockingham's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$9.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.1 million
  • Liquor stores$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$340 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$982 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$830 thousand
  • Government buildings$326 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$236 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$131 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$774 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$774 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$621 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$541 thousand
  • Public transit$80 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$159 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$158 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$137 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rockingham. 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 City of Rockingham 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.