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East Orange's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), East Orange took in $396 million and spent $476 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%City taxes26%Federal tax money8.5%Fees for services (water, school lunches)6.8%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

56%

of East Orange's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
25%$101 million
Other taxes
0.7%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$284 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$27.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$24.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Other school charges$402 thousand
  • School lunches$394 thousand
  • Housing$291 thousand
  • Parking$100 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$33.7 million

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$222 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$500 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$6.7 million
Fines
0.6%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges63%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%Housing and community development3.4%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

63%

of East Orange's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
63%$300 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$300 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$54.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$27.8 million
  • Fire protection$20.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$51.1 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$42.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$21.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$14.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.8 million
Housing and community development
3.4%$16.2 million
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$12.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$12.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$6.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
  • Libraries$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$6.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
  • Parking$1.4 million
Social services
0.7%$3.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$2.0 million
  • Welfare institutions$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$2.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$872 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of East Orange. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of East Orange 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.