Borough government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barrington took in $9.3 million and spent $7.3 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 taxes81%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)9.2%Fines and other5.5%State tax money4.2%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

79%

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

Borough taxes81%

Property tax
79%$7.3 million
Other taxes
1.6%$148 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$126 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.2%

Fees for services
9.2%$848 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$795 thousand
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$38 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$393 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$354 thousand
Fines
1.7%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Interest on debt5.1%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

27%

of Barrington'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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$2.9 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$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$195 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$140 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$164 thousand
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$681 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$421 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$694 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$694 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$369 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$138 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$138 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Barrington. 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 Barrington 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.