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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bordentown took in $15.8 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes79%Fees for services (water)19%County and local tax money0.8%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

79%

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

City taxes79%

Property tax
79%$12.5 million
Other taxes
0.3%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$3.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$131 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.6%$97 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Roads, transit and parking100%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
100%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$2.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bordentown. 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 City of Bordentown 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.