Borough government · Mercer County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hightstown took in $6.3 million and spent $4.3 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 taxes83%Fines and other8.8%State tax money5.4%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

79%

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

Borough taxes83%

Property tax
79%$5.0 million
Other taxes
3.8%$238 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$193 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$38 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$162 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$339 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Fines
6.5%$411 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$144 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Interest on debt6.3%Roads, transit and parking5.8%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

55%

of Hightstown'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$626 thousand
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$768 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$245 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$223 thousand
  • Government buildings$179 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$121 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$466 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$466 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$275 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$130 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$130 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hightstown. 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 Hightstown 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.