Borough government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clementon took in $14.2 million and spent $5.6 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 taxes82%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%Federal tax money3.2%Fines and other2.2%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

82%

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

Borough taxes82%

Property tax
82%$11.7 million
Other taxes
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$883 thousand
  • Sewer$609 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$458 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$231 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Fines
2.2%$307 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Interest on debt2.9%Roads, transit and parking1.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

43%

of Clementon'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
43%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$195 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$170 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$706 thousand
  • Sewer systems$499 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$353 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$118 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$163 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$84 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$84 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Clementon. 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 Clementon 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.