County government · Burlington County, NJ

Burlington County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Burlington County took in $432 million and spent $389 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%Fees for services (tolls, garbage collection)35%Local tax money8.4%State tax money8.3%Federal tax money5.6%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

35%

of Burlington County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

County taxes41%

Property tax
41%$176 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$150 million
What's in fees for servicesTolls on roads and bridges; garbage collection and 7 more
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$45.9 million
  • Garbage collection$40.0 million
  • College tuition$21.7 million
  • Other service charges$15.2 million
  • Other school charges$14.8 million
  • School tuition and transportation$9.4 million
  • University housing and dining$1.2 million
  • School lunches$772 thousand
  • Road charges$707 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$24.2 million

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$35.8 million

Local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.4%$36.5 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$8.8 million
Fines
0.3%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges45%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

45%

of Burlington County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
45%$175 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$121 million
  • Colleges and universities$48.2 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$4.6 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$55.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$37.3 million
  • Government buildings$7.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$50.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$19.2 million
  • Police$18.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$12.8 million
  • Fire protection$212 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$44.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges and roads and highways
  • Toll roads and bridges$37.9 million
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$25.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$25.2 million
Social services
4.2%$16.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16.5 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$12.7 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$8.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$336 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$336 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$236 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$236 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Burlington County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Burlington County 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.