Borough government · Ocean County, NJ

Bay Head's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bay Head took in $6.0 million and spent $4.1 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 taxes81%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)12%State tax money3.4%Fines and other2.5%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

77%

of Bay Head'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
77%$4.6 million
Other taxes
3.2%$194 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$189 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$696 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$671 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$111 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$201 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$150 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Sent to other local governments6.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%Roads, transit and parking1.5%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

36%

of Bay Head'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
49%$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)$235 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$234 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$132 thousand
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$53 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.7%$278 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$278 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$210 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$191 thousand
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$64 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$64 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bay Head. 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 Bay Head 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.