Borough government · Monmouth County, NJ

Avon by the Sea's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Avon by the Sea took in $10.1 million and spent $7.7 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 taxes55%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)31%Fines and other10%Federal tax money3.2%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

53%

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

Borough taxes55%

Property tax
53%$5.4 million
Other taxes
1.9%$196 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$139 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$51 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Sewer$644 thousand
  • Water$630 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$322 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$93 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$928 thousand
Fines
1.2%$123 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries27%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

27%

of Avon by the Sea's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
27%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$310 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.8 million
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$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$224 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$131 thousand
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$628 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$357 thousand
  • Sewer systems$234 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$379 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$379 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$258 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$243 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$197 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$197 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Avon by the Sea. 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 Avon by the Sea 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.