Borough government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Flemington took in $9.7 million and spent $10.6 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 taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money4.8%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

57%

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

Borough taxes61%

Property tax
57%$5.5 million
Other taxes
3.9%$381 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; amusement licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$353 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$24 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$464 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$178 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Roads, transit and parking2.7%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

64%

of Flemington's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$6.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$253 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$226 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$155 thousand
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.2 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$843 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$195 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$163 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$307 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$285 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$284 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$284 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$109 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Flemington. 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 Flemington 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.