Borough government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Berlin took in $11.9 million and spent $9.7 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 taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Fines and other6.6%State tax money3.9%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

51%

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

Borough taxes54%

Property tax
51%$6.1 million
Other taxes
3.2%$376 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$238 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$124 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Sewer$821 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 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%$21 thousand

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$465 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$476 thousand
Fines
2.7%$317 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Interest on debt4.3%Roads, transit and parking3.0%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

25%

of Berlin'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Sewer systems$730 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$576 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$2.7 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$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$151 thousand
  • Government buildings$150 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$223 thousand
  • Fire protection$193 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$66 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$419 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$335 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$84 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$290 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$290 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$94 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$62 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$62 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$22 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$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Berlin. 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 Berlin 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.