Borough government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Frenchtown took in $2.4 million and spent $2.0 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 taxes67%Fees for services (sewer)23%Fines and other6.6%State tax money3.2%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

65%

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

Borough taxes67%

Property tax
65%$1.6 million
Other taxes
1.2%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$548 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$542 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$13 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$77 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Fines
5.9%$140 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Health and hospitals2.3%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

24%

of Frenchtown'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
31%$619 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$404 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$130 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$588 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$474 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$114 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$482 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$304 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$130 thousand
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$182 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$182 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Frenchtown. 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 Frenchtown 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.