Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bogota took in $10.6 million and spent $9.1 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 taxes86%Fines and other8.0%State tax money3.7%Federal tax money1.4%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)0.8%

What stands out

84%

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

Borough taxes86%

Property tax
84%$8.9 million
Other taxes
2.5%$264 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$128 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$124 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$87 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$49 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$144 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$393 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Fines
4.7%$496 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.3%$352 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

40%

of Bogota'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$293 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$190 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$2.9 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$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$317 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$261 thousand
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$734 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$734 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$659 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$659 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$415 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$358 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$331 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$331 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$199 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$150 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$150 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bogota. 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 Bogota 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.