Town government · Warren County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hackettstown took in $43.4 million and spent $13.2 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 taxes81%Fees for services (water, sewer)14%Fines and other4.5%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

81%

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

Town taxes81%

Property tax
81%$35.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$458 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$1.7 million
Fines
0.7%$286 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

24%

of Hackettstown'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$3.6 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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$356 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$336 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$292 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$264 thousand
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$970 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$970 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$701 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$371 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$330 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$46 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$46 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hackettstown. 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 Hackettstown 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.