Borough government · Essex County, NJ

Essex Fells's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Essex Fells took in $8.6 million and spent $7.1 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 taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%Fines and other2.8%State tax money2.7%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

53%

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

Borough taxes56%

Property tax
53%$4.6 million
Other taxes
2.3%$196 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$142 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$53 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Sewer$230 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$49 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$230 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
1.5%$129 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$115 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking3.6%Sent to other local governments2.7%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

28%

of Essex Fells' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$44 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.5 million
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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$255 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$255 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$191 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$191 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$156 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$121 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Essex Fells. 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 Essex Fells 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.