Borough government · Passaic County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bloomingdale took in $15.2 million and spent $18.0 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 taxes70%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%Fines and other4.4%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

68%

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

Borough taxes70%

Property tax
68%$10.4 million
Other taxes
1.7%$252 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$189 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$41 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$323 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$359 thousand
Fines
2.1%$315 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

43%

of Bloomingdale's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$7.8 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$6.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$656 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$474 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$964 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$594 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$334 thousand
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$866 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$866 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$552 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$485 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$349 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$306 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$299 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$299 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$88 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$88 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bloomingdale. 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 Bloomingdale 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.