Borough government · Hunterdon County, NJ

High Bridge's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), High Bridge took in $8.3 million and spent $6.6 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 taxes55%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)37%State tax money6.1%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

53%

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

Borough taxes55%

Property tax
53%$4.4 million
Other taxes
1.9%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$136 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Sewer$923 thousand
  • Water$454 thousand
  • Garbage collection$405 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$507 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Fines
1.4%$118 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt6.7%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

20%

of High Bridge's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$761 thousand
  • Water supply$543 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$431 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$148 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$926 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$150 thousand
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$38 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$444 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$384 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$384 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of High Bridge. 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 High Bridge 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.