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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Newark took in $91.5 million and spent $114 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes73%Fines and other13%Fees for services (parks and recreation)4.7%Federal tax money3.4%State tax money3.2%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes73%

Property tax
28%$25.8 million
Other taxes
28%$25.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$8.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.2 million
  • Other licenses$2.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$731 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
17%$15.7 million

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$3.1 million

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$3.0 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$2.4 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$11.1 million
Fines
0.7%$659 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking13%Sent to other local governments10%Interest on debt5.1%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

10%

of Newark's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$43.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$28.8 million
  • Fire protection$12.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$356 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$31.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.2 million
  • Government buildings$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$15.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.0 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$11.9 million
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$11.9 million
Interest on debt
5.1%$5.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$5.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.5 million
  • Libraries$73 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$645 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$422 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$422 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Newark. 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 Newark 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.