Borough government · Camden County, NJ

Haddon Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Haddon Heights took in $8.4 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes82%Fines and other6.8%State tax money6.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)4.7%

What stands out

80%

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

Borough taxes82%

Property tax
80%$6.7 million
Other taxes
2.1%$177 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$118 thousand
  • Other licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$394 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$324 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
  • Sewer$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$566 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Fines
5.0%$423 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

29%

of Haddon Heights' 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%

Running the government and other costs
46%$3.2 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$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$317 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$199 thousand
  • Government buildings$174 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$260 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$734 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$734 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$525 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$525 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$215 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$184 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$184 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Haddon Heights. 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 Borough of Haddon Heights 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.