Borough government · Ocean County, NJ

Barnegat Light's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barnegat Light took in $4.9 million and spent $3.1 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 taxes58%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Fines and other7.4%State tax money1.4%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

52%

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

Borough taxes58%

Property tax
52%$2.5 million
Other taxes
6.1%$294 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$271 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$795 thousand
  • Sewer$493 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$285 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$51 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$70 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$352 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Sent to other local governments9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

10%

of Barnegat Light'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$619 thousand
  • Sewer systems$407 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$308 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$808 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$439 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$168 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$144 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$380 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$380 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.6%$295 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$295 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$105 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$72 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$72 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Barnegat Light. 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 Barnegat Light 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.