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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Manchester took in $372 thousand and spent $352 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Town taxes42%Federal tax money15%Fees for services0.5%County and local tax money0.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

15%

of Manchester's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes42%

Property tax
38%$140 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
15%$54 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$157 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Health and hospitals2.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

69%

of Manchester's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$243 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$243 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$67 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Manchester. 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 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.