Borough government · Hunterdon County, NJ

Glen Gardner's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Glen Gardner took in $1.8 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes62%Fees for services (water)18%Fines and other7.2%State tax money7.1%Federal tax money5.7%

What stands out

60%

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

Borough taxes62%

Property tax
60%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.7%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$322 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$322 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$100 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$126 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$119 thousand
Fines
0.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Interest on debt2.6%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

33%

of Glen Gardner's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$469 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$469 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$386 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$143 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$114 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$373 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$241 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$132 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$117 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$37 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$33 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$35 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$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Glen Gardner. 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 Glen Gardner 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.