Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bergenfield took in $34.5 million and spent $19.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes97%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.1%State tax money0.9%Fines and other0.9%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

94%

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

Borough taxes97%

Property tax
94%$32.4 million
Other taxes
2.9%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$648 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$322 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$367 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$357 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$98 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$316 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$238 thousand
Fines
0.2%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

45%

of Bergenfield's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$603 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$830 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$607 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$595 thousand
  • Government buildings$150 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$820 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$820 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$378 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$378 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$375 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$375 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$250 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bergenfield. 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 Bergenfield 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.