Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

Fort Lee's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fort Lee took in $96.3 million and spent $67.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes79%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (parking, sewer)5.0%Fines and other2.9%State tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

78%

of Fort Lee's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Borough taxes79%

Property tax
78%$75.1 million
Other taxes
0.7%$678 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$410 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$116 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$106 thousand
  • Other licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesParking; sewer and 4 more
  • Parking$3.6 million
  • Sewer$489 thousand
  • Other service charges$260 thousand
  • Housing$206 thousand
  • Road charges$190 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$12.3 million

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$449 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$185 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$1.5 million
Fines
1.4%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Housing and community development13%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

13%

of Fort Lee's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$22.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$22.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$17.6 million
  • Fire protection$4.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$864 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$121 thousand
Housing and community development
13%$8.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
  • Parking$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$619 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.2%$838 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$838 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$10 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$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Fort Lee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Fort Lee 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.