City government · Atlantic County, NJ

Egg Harbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Egg Harbor took in $38.5 million and spent $25.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other48%State tax money33%City taxes13%Fees for services (water, school tuition and transportation)5.5%

What stands out

48%

of Egg Harbor's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
13%$5.0 million
Other taxes
0.5%$189 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$80 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$69 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$328 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$196 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$180 thousand
  • School lunches$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$12.7 million

Fines and other48%

Interest, rents and other
48%$18.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges68%Running the government and other costs8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

68%

of Egg Harbor's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
68%$17.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$17.5 million
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$2.3 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$268 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$255 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$71 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$498 thousand
  • Sewer systems$306 thousand
  • Water supply$306 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$627 thousand
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$431 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$196 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$587 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$489 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$98 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$121 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Egg Harbor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Egg Harbor 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.