Borough government · Burlington County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fieldsboro took in $1.0 million and spent $808 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes69%Fees for services (sewer, water)19%Fines and other7.4%State tax money4.6%

What stands out

66%

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

Borough taxes69%

Property tax
66%$670 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$195 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$146 thousand
  • Water$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$47 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$52 thousand
Fines
2.3%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

31%

of Fieldsboro's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$336 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$218 thousand
  • Water supply$67 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$253 thousand
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$123 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$113 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$28 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$25 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Fieldsboro. 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 Fieldsboro 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.