Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alpine took in $6.9 million and spent $5.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes77%Fines and other19%State tax money3.4%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.9%

What stands out

72%

of Alpine's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes77%

Property tax
72%$5.0 million
Other taxes
4.4%$302 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$295 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$63 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$233 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
18%$1.2 million
Fines
1.0%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

52%

of Alpine'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$160 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$148 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$2.0 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$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$256 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$180 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$451 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$451 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$61 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Alpine. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Alpine 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.