Borough government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bellmawr took in $16.6 million and spent $15.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes62%Fines and other18%Fees for services (water, sewer)13%State tax money7.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

60%

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

Borough taxes62%

Property tax
60%$10.0 million
Other taxes
1.5%$257 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$162 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$90 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$423 thousand
  • Other service charges$309 thousand
  • Housing$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$27 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$1.2 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%$7 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$2.8 million
Fines
0.8%$141 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

36%

of Bellmawr's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$5.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$379 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$249 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$124 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.1 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$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$409 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$173 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Public transit$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$630 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$630 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$485 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$265 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$220 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bellmawr. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Bellmawr 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.