Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hasbrouck Heights took in $21.7 million and spent $15.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes82%Fines and other15%County and local tax money1.8%Fees for services (sewer)1.3%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

81%

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

Borough taxes82%

Property tax
81%$17.5 million
Other taxes
1.0%$218 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$202 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$274 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$213 thousand
  • Sewer$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$43 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$393 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$3.2 million
Fines
0.3%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Interest on debt2.0%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

41%

of Hasbrouck Heights' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Fire protection$276 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$262 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$174 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$4.2 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$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$302 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 thousand
  • Government buildings$218 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$728 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$379 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$311 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$137 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$137 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hasbrouck Heights. 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 Borough of Hasbrouck 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.