Borough government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hampton took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 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 taxes71%Fees for services (water)15%State tax money7.3%Fines and other7.0%

What stands out

69%

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

Borough taxes71%

Property tax
69%$1.0 million
Other taxes
2.1%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$226 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$216 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$110 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

56%

of Hampton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$704 thousand
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$486 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$241 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$198 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$204 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$204 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$70 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$23 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hampton. 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 Hampton 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.