County government · Gloucester County, NJ

Gloucester County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Gloucester County took in $443 million and spent $365 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%Fees for services (garbage collection, college tuition)27%Federal tax money11%Local tax money10%State tax money6.3%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

10%

of Gloucester County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 1.4%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
42%$184 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$119 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other school charges and 7 more
  • Garbage collection$40.3 million
  • Other school charges$37.3 million
  • College tuition$19.4 million
  • Other service charges$15.5 million
  • Housing$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • School lunches$523 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$460 thousand
  • University housing and dining$380 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$46.9 million

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$27.8 million

Local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
10%$46.5 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$17.7 million
Fines
0.2%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges49%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Housing and community development6.7%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

49%

of Gloucester County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
49%$180 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$112 million
  • Colleges and universities$64.1 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$3.6 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$64.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$61.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$34.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$12.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.7 million
  • Police$10.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$34.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34.3 million
Housing and community development
6.7%$24.4 million
Social services
3.2%$11.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11.7 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$9.6 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$4.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$849 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$348 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$868 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$868 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gloucester County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Gloucester County 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.