City government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hackensack took in $107 million and spent $55.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes85%Fees for services (housing, parking)13%Fines and other1.1%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

81%

of Hackensack's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes85%

Property tax
81%$86.6 million
Other taxes
3.9%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$3.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$505 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$13.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHousing; other service charges and 3 more
  • Housing$6.2 million
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Parking$2.1 million
  • Sewer$336 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$52 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$833 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
1.0%$1.1 million
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$102 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails63%Running the government and other costs13%Housing and community development8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%Roads, transit and parking3.8%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

63%

of Hackensack's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
63%$34.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$18.2 million
  • Fire protection$15.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$915 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$143 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$7.2 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$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$846 thousand
Housing and community development
8.3%$4.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$559 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Parking$1.0 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$959 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$959 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hackensack. 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 City of Hackensack 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.