Borough government · Middlesex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Helmetta took in $3.9 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes39%Fines and other27%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%County and local tax money5.6%State tax money3.7%

What stands out

27%

of Helmetta's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Borough taxes39%

Property tax
39%$1.5 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$950 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$493 thousand
  • Water$457 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$143 thousand

County and local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.6%$220 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$1.0 million
Fines
0.7%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs31%Sent to other local governments20%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Roads, transit and parking3.3%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

20%

of Helmetta's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$602 thousand
  • Sewer systems$557 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$140 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$1.1 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$845 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$108 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
Sent to other local governments
20%$732 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$732 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$193 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$121 thousand
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$117 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$117 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$92 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Helmetta. 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 Helmetta 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.