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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Manchester took in $57.7 million and spent $38.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)30%City taxes29%State tax money26%County and local tax money14%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

13%

of Manchester's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes29%

Sales tax
13%$7.4 million
Property tax
8.9%$5.1 million
Other taxes
7.6%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$861 thousand
  • Other licenses$827 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$126 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$17.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$15.9 million
  • Other service charges$530 thousand
  • Garbage collection$346 thousand
  • Other school charges$299 thousand
  • School lunches$176 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$14.9 million

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$8.3 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$336 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges62%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Running the government and other costs5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

62%

of Manchester's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
62%$23.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$23.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$319 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.1%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$522 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$413 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$536 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Manchester. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Manchester 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.