Borough government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chatham took in $18.1 million and spent $10.8 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 taxes51%Fees for services (water, sewer)46%State tax money1.7%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

51%

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

Borough taxes51%

Property tax
51%$9.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$606 thousand
  • Parking$525 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$313 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
1.2%$220 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking8.5%All other spending12%

What stands out

38%

of Chatham'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$427 thousand
  • Fire protection$238 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$591 thousand
  • Sewer systems$113 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$792 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$348 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$120 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$978 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$918 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$775 thousand
  • Parking$143 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.5%$812 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$812 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$407 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$114 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$114 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Chatham. 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 Chatham 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.