Borough government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Butler took in $35.8 million and spent $25.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)72%Borough taxes25%State tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.9%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

72%

of Butler's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes25%

Property tax
24%$8.4 million
Other taxes
1.0%$371 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$197 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$158 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$25.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$21.6 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$617 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$321 thousand

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$449 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$178 thousand
Fines
0.3%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs2.8%Roads, transit and parking2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

78%

of Butler'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
78%$19.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$16.6 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$83 thousand
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.8%$704 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$346 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$207 thousand
  • Government buildings$86 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$618 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$618 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$607 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$397 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$210 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$474 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$210 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$142 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$122 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$153 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$153 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Butler. 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 Butler 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.