City government · Cumberland County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bridgeton took in $50.2 million and spent $30.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Federal tax money16%State tax money3.6%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

16%

of Bridgeton's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes49%

Property tax
48%$24.2 million
Other taxes
0.7%$367 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$199 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$137 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$15.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$9.0 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Housing$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$272 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$8.0 million

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$1.8 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$76 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$693 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs15%Housing and community development14%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

14%

of Bridgeton's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$10.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$7.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$9.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$381 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$250 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$4.4 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$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$679 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$536 thousand
  • Government buildings$226 thousand
Housing and community development
14%$4.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$789 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$535 thousand
  • Libraries$254 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$215 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$215 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$203 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$130 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$73 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$53 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$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bridgeton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Bridgeton 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.