Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carlstadt took in $50.9 million and spent $21.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes95%Fees for services (sewer)2.5%Federal tax money1.4%Fines and other0.9%County and local tax money0.2%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

94%

of Carlstadt'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
94%$47.8 million
Other taxes
0.8%$414 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$341 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$729 thousand

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$86 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$122 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$460 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

49%

of Carlstadt's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$10.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$908 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$407 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$572 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$440 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$764 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$884 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$289 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$59 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$59 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$44 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$38 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$38 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Carlstadt. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Carlstadt 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.