Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Haworth took in $9.5 million and spent $8.1 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 taxes88%Fines and other5.8%State tax money3.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.3%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

86%

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

Borough taxes88%

Property tax
86%$8.2 million
Other taxes
1.6%$150 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$87 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$61 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$218 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and garbage collection
  • Parks and recreation$160 thousand
  • Garbage collection$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$53 thousand

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$348 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$469 thousand
Fines
0.9%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

33%

of Haworth'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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$2.7 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$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$321 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$293 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$180 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$116 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$658 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$441 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$217 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$518 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$518 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$219 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$177 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$177 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$99 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Haworth. 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 Haworth 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.