Borough government · Ocean County, NJ

Beach Haven's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Beach Haven took in $15.7 million and spent $14.3 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 taxes64%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Fines and other4.9%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

59%

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

Borough taxes64%

Property tax
59%$9.3 million
Other taxes
4.3%$668 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$242 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$220 thousand
  • Other licenses$175 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$601 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$165 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Fines
2.6%$400 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$368 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Sent to other local governments5.0%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

5%

of Beach Haven'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
39%$5.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$953 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$4.2 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$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$510 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$343 thousand
  • Government buildings$223 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$277 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$717 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$531 thousand
  • Libraries$186 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.0%$710 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$710 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$531 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$531 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$147 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$147 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$112 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$92 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$20 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Beach Haven. 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 Beach Haven 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.