Borough government · Sussex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamburg took in $5.3 million and spent $5.5 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 taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Fines and other6.3%State tax money4.0%

What stands out

59%

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

Borough taxes59%

Property tax
59%$3.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$377 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$211 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Fines
3.4%$181 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.9%$150 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Sent to other local governments0.6%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

21%

of Hamburg'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
39%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$720 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$1.8 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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$159 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$140 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$969 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$161 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$358 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$358 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$33 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$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hamburg. 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 Hamburg 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.