Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Rutherford took in $18.6 million and spent $18.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes77%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)15%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other1.4%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

70%

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

Borough taxes77%

Property tax
70%$13.1 million
Other taxes
6.1%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$444 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$310 thousand
  • Other licenses$282 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$182 thousand
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$1.2 million

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$124 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Fines
1.0%$188 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt6.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

41%

of East Rutherford'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$555 thousand
  • Fire protection$414 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$509 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$434 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$314 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Interest on debt
6.9%$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$105 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Social services
0.3%$52 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of East Rutherford. 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 East Rutherford 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.