Borough government · Sussex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Branchville took in $872 thousand and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money48%Borough taxes33%Fees for services (water)13%County and local tax money5.7%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

48%

of Branchville's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes33%

Property tax
33%$289 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$113 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money48%

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

From the federal government
48%$416 thousand

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$50 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Interest on debt7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

52%

of Branchville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$917 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$642 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$167 thousand
  • Water supply$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$404 thousand
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$156 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$121 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$157 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$157 thousand
Interest on debt
7.2%$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$85 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$37 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$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$16 thousand
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Branchville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Branchville 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.