Borough government · Sussex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Andover took in $643 thousand and spent $879 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes56%State tax money20%Fees for services (water)16%Federal tax money4.5%County and local tax money2.6%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

56%

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

Borough taxes56%

Property tax
56%$359 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$106 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$29 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$127 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$17 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$3 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Sent to other local governments7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

7.5%

of Andover's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$321 thousand
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$164 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$109 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$269 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$252 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$142 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$122 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.5%$66 thousand
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$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Andover. 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 Borough of Andover 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.