Borough government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Califon took in $1.6 million and spent $961 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes83%Fines and other13%State tax money4.1%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

81%

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

Borough taxes83%

Property tax
81%$1.3 million
Other taxes
1.4%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$66 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$198 thousand
Fines
1.0%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Roads, transit and parking15%Sent to other local governments14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Environment and natural resources5.4%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

14%

of Califon'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%

Running the government and other costs
46%$446 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$170 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$160 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$147 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$147 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$136 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$136 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$127 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Police$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.4%$52 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$52 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Social services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Califon. 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 Califon 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.