Borough government · Salem County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elmer took in $1.5 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes58%Fees for services (water)23%Fines and other12%State tax money7.6%

What stands out

58%

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

Borough taxes58%

Property tax
58%$852 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$331 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$328 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$111 thousand

Fines and other12%

Fines
8.3%$122 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.3%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals4.3%Sent to other local governments3.5%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

25%

of Elmer'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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$353 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$191 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$346 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$218 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$267 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$199 thousand
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$37 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Elmer. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Elmer 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.