Borough government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brooklawn took in $4.2 million and spent $3.7 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 taxes64%Fines and other20%Fees for services (water, sewer)13%State tax money3.6%

What stands out

60%

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

Borough taxes64%

Property tax
60%$2.5 million
Other taxes
3.8%$160 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$76 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$54 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$527 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$422 thousand
  • Sewer$98 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$148 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
16%$660 thousand
Fines
3.8%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

29%

of Brooklawn'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%

Running the government and other costs
39%$1.4 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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$176 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$841 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$125 thousand
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$917 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$637 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$235 thousand
  • Sewer systems$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$151 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking and roads and highways
  • Parking$105 thousand
  • Roads and highways$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Brooklawn. 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 Brooklawn 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.