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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hackensack took in $4.5 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)49%Federal tax money23%County and local tax money21%City taxes5.4%Fines and other0.6%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes5.4%

Property tax
5.3%$237 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$2.0 million
  • Sewer$121 thousand
  • Water$71 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$1.0 million

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$18 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$955 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs4.5%Interest on debt0.6%Police, fire, courts and jails0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

54%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$1.6 million
  • Water supply$160 thousand
  • Sewer systems$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.5%$211 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$169 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$28 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$19 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.6%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hackensack. 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 City of Hackensack 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.