Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

Elmwood Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elmwood Park took in $70.0 million and spent $13.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes91%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)5.9%Federal tax money1.5%Fines and other0.8%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

91%

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

Borough taxes91%

Property tax
91%$64.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and parks and recreation
  • Water$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$1.0 million

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$236 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$590 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%All other spending6.0%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$725 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$453 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$370 thousand
  • Fire protection$344 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges and roads and highways
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.8 million
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$600 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$407 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$400 thousand
  • Government buildings$150 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$801 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$801 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$400 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$400 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$391 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Elmwood Park. 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 Elmwood Park 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.