Borough government · Monmouth County, NJ

Fair Haven's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fair Haven took in $9.5 million and spent $8.3 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 taxes89%Fines and other7.3%State tax money2.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.9%

What stands out

86%

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

Borough taxes89%

Property tax
86%$8.1 million
Other taxes
3.6%$346 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$229 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$108 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$83 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$242 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$554 thousand
Fines
1.5%$140 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

28%

of Fair Haven'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
39%$3.3 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$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$400 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$242 thousand
  • Government buildings$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$130 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$123 thousand
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$779 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$779 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$201 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
  • Libraries$100 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$196 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$111 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$111 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$72 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$50 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Fair Haven. 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 Fair Haven 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.