Borough government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Collingswood took in $26.5 million and spent $18.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Fines and other13%County and local tax money8.8%State tax money4.5%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

44%

of Collingswood's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Borough taxes46%

Property tax
44%$11.8 million
Other taxes
1.3%$333 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$333 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Housing$581 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$524 thousand
  • Parking$143 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$1.0 million

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$1.2 million

County and local tax money8.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.8%$2.3 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$3.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs25%Interest on debt6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

3.7%

of Collingswood's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$178 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$147 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$4.8 million
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$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$333 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$267 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$992 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$139 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$701 thousand
  • Libraries$395 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$694 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$590 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$358 thousand
  • Parking$232 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$86 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$86 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Collingswood. 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 Collingswood 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.