Borough government · Passaic County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hawthorne took in $26.2 million and spent $17.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes74%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

71%

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

Borough taxes74%

Property tax
71%$18.6 million
Other taxes
2.9%$756 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$543 thousand
  • Other licenses$170 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Sewer$137 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$136 thousand
  • Parking$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$341 thousand
Fines
1.0%$259 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs8.2%Roads, transit and parking6.8%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

41%

of Hawthorne's 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%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$873 thousand
  • Fire protection$479 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$313 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$298 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$469 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$456 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$385 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$295 thousand
  • Government buildings$282 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
5.5%$951 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$154 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$154 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hawthorne. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Hawthorne 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.