Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dumont took in $22.9 million and spent $14.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes99%Fines and other0.9%State tax money0.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.2%

What stands out

96%

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

Borough taxes99%

Property tax
96%$21.9 million
Other taxes
2.8%$630 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$391 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$224 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$70 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$158 thousand
Fines
0.2%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt6.4%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

48%

of Dumont's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$455 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$481 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$468 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$399 thousand
  • Government buildings$287 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$921 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$205 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$205 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$173 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$173 thousand
Social services
0.7%$101 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Dumont. 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 Dumont 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.