Borough government · Monmouth County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brielle took in $29.7 million and spent $9.8 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 taxes95%Fines and other3.3%State tax money0.9%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

95%

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

Borough taxes95%

Property tax
95%$28.3 million
Other taxes
0.1%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$164 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$164 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$258 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$973 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs13%Sent to other local governments8.7%Roads, transit and parking3.5%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

8.7%

of Brielle's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$621 thousand
  • Sewer systems$541 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$200 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.2 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$882 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$239 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.7%$853 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$763 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$345 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$345 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$242 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$190 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$149 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Brielle. 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 Brielle 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.