Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Emerson took in $14.2 million and spent $12.1 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 taxes90%Fines and other7.1%State tax money2.7%Fees for services (sewer)0.3%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

87%

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

Borough taxes90%

Property tax
87%$12.3 million
Other taxes
3.0%$430 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$286 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$122 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$49 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Sewer$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$26 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$386 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$623 thousand
Fines
2.7%$381 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

33%

of Emerson'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
35%$4.3 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$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$427 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$312 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$270 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$258 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$226 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$649 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$899 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$899 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$738 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$573 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$165 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$176 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$176 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$174 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$29 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$29 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$29 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$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Emerson. 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 Emerson 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.