Town government · Warren County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Belvidere took in $4.5 million and spent $4.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)23%State tax money5.8%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

64%

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

Town taxes67%

Property tax
64%$2.9 million
Other taxes
2.7%$120 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$96 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$905 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$20 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$261 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Fines
2.5%$111 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

24%

of Belvidere'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
35%$1.6 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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$186 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$835 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$141 thousand
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$950 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$829 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$121 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$582 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$582 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$228 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$118 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Belvidere. 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 Town of Belvidere 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.