Town government · Hudson County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Guttenberg took in $35.9 million and spent $27.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Federal tax money31%Fees for services (housing, parking)9.0%Fines and other5.2%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

31%

of Guttenberg's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
51%$18.4 million
Other taxes
1.9%$680 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$584 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$49 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHousing and parking
  • Housing$3.1 million
  • Parking$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money31%

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

From the federal government
31%$11.3 million

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$456 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Fines
3.5%$1.3 million
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$616 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development38%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs21%Sent to other local governments5.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

38%

of Guttenberg'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%

Housing and community development
38%$10.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$368 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$190 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$5.8 million
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$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$471 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$460 thousand
  • Government buildings$225 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.6%$1.5 million
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$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$984 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$972 thousand
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$849 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$849 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$319 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$319 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$197 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$100 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$100 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Guttenberg. 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 Town of Guttenberg 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.