Borough government · Ocean County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Beachwood took in $23.3 million and spent $26.2 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%Fines and other10%Fees for services (sewer)8.8%

What stands out

81%

of Beachwood's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Borough taxes81%

Property tax
81%$18.9 million
Other taxes
0.2%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$42 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

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%$4 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$2.3 million
Fines
0.5%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs76%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking1.4%Interest on debt1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

76%

of Beachwood's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
76%$19.8 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$19.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$313 thousand
  • Government buildings$273 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$208 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$147 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$138 thousand
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$370 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$370 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$260 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Beachwood. 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 Beachwood 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.