Borough government · Sussex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hopatcong took in $22.9 million and spent $17.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes64%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%State tax money5.4%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

62%

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

Borough taxes64%

Property tax
62%$14.2 million
Other taxes
1.7%$382 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$299 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$57 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$4.5 million
  • Water$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$1.1 million

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$1.2 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$176 thousand
Fines
0.2%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Interest on debt5.6%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

40%

of Hopatcong's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$7.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Water supply$982 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$302 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$162 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.5 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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$504 thousand
  • Government buildings$491 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$485 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Interest on debt
5.6%$988 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$959 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$113 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$113 thousand
Social services
0.3%$60 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hopatcong. 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 Hopatcong 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.