Borough government · Passaic County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Haledon took in $31.9 million and spent $7.7 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%Fees for services (water)10%Fines and other6.0%State tax money1.9%

What stands out

81%

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

Borough taxes82%

Property tax
81%$26.0 million
Other taxes
0.6%$182 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; amusement licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$151 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$19 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$3.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$599 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$1.9 million

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs12%Sent to other local governments7.0%Interest on debt4.1%All other spending4.2%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$723 thousand
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$148 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$885 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$354 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$303 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$228 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.0%$536 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$536 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$311 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$264 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$192 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Social services
0.1%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Haledon. 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 Haledon 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.