Borough government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chesilhurst took in $2.5 million and spent $2.4 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 taxes62%State tax money19%Fees for services (sewer)11%Fines and other7.8%

What stands out

60%

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

Borough taxes62%

Property tax
60%$1.5 million
Other taxes
2.0%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$280 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$280 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$457 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$135 thousand
Fines
2.3%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

40%

of Chesilhurst'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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$987 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$562 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$202 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$934 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$818 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$116 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$255 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$217 thousand
  • Sewer systems$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$56 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$27 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$8 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$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Chesilhurst. 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 Chesilhurst 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.