Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

Ho-Ho-Kus's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ho-Ho-Kus took in $12.5 million and spent $9.4 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 taxes78%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)16%Fines and other4.9%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

76%

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

Borough taxes78%

Property tax
76%$9.4 million
Other taxes
2.3%$281 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$198 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$76 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$939 thousand
  • Garbage collection$906 thousand
  • Parking$110 thousand
  • Sewer$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$172 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$449 thousand
Fines
1.3%$163 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

30%

of Ho-Ho-Kus' 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
31%$2.9 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$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$371 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$234 thousand
  • Government buildings$148 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$194 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$155 thousand
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Water supply$715 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$650 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$641 thousand
  • Parking$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$530 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$485 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$386 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$386 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$200 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$144 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$56 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus. 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 Ho-Ho-Kus 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.