Town government · Atlantic County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hammonton took in $17.9 million and spent $16.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%State tax money12%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

61%

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

Town taxes63%

Property tax
61%$11.0 million
Other taxes
1.5%$266 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$204 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$716 thousand
  • Sewer$98 thousand
  • Airport$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$231 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.1 million

Fines and other2.2%

Fines
1.5%$263 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$136 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt5.4%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

41%

of Hammonton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$487 thousand
  • Fire protection$240 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.7 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$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$269 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$176 thousand
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Airports$9 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$864 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$465 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$399 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$114 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hammonton. 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 Town of Hammonton 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.