Borough government · Union County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Garwood took in $7.7 million and spent $8.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes90%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money2.8%Fees for services (sewer)1.7%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

89%

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

Borough taxes90%

Property tax
89%$6.9 million
Other taxes
0.5%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$128 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$82 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$214 thousand

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$22 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$369 thousand
Fines
0.5%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Health and hospitals1.0%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

37%

of Garwood'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
45%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$487 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$246 thousand
  • Government buildings$122 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$171 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$101 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$748 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$260 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$299 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$248 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$80 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$80 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$79 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$44 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$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Garwood. 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 Garwood 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.