Borough government · Union County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fanwood took in $37.8 million and spent $8.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes95%Fees for services (sewer, parking)2.2%State tax money1.1%County and local tax money1.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

93%

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

Borough taxes95%

Property tax
93%$35.0 million
Other taxes
2.2%$836 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$755 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$73 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$817 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parking
  • Sewer$638 thousand
  • Parking$179 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$403 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$376 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$212 thousand
Fines
0.2%$78 thousand

Where it goes

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

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%All other spending7.4%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$281 thousand
  • Fire protection$159 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$503 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$430 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$375 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$982 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$214 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$783 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$432 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$351 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$492 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$35 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Fanwood. 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 Fanwood 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.