Borough government · Monmouth County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eatontown took in $37.7 million and spent $17.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes90%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)8.5%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

83%

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

Borough taxes90%

Property tax
83%$31.3 million
Other taxes
6.4%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$487 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$349 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$590 thousand
Fines
0.4%$136 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs8.6%Interest on debt4.0%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

47%

of Eatontown'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
47%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$625 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$555 thousand
  • Fire protection$349 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$587 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$426 thousand
  • Government buildings$272 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$188 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$692 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$300 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$226 thousand
  • Libraries$74 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Eatontown. 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 Eatontown 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.