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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bayonne took in $300 million and spent $410 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%City taxes30%Federal tax money8.6%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services (housing, parking)5.1%

What stands out

51%

of Bayonne's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes30%

Property tax
30%$89.5 million
Other taxes
0.4%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage taxes
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$15.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHousing; parking and 3 more
  • Housing$7.7 million
  • Parking$3.2 million
  • Other school charges$3.0 million
  • School lunches$946 thousand
  • Sewer$324 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$25.8 million

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$152 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$16 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$14.1 million
Fines
0.6%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges67%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs9.7%Housing and community development5.1%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

67%

of Bayonne's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
67%$276 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$276 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$49.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$26.9 million
  • Fire protection$19.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$576 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$40.0 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$34.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Housing and community development
5.1%$20.8 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$8.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$7.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.2 million
  • Libraries$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.0%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Parking$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$158 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$968 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$543 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$425 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$703 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$703 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$221 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$221 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bayonne. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Bayonne 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.