Borough government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bloomsbury took in $854 thousand and spent $768 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes70%State tax money24%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

70%

of Bloomsbury'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
70%$595 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$202 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Sent to other local governments5.2%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

59%

of Bloomsbury'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
59%$450 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$360 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$145 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$145 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$64 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.2%$40 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$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bloomsbury. 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 Bloomsbury 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.