Borough government · Ocean County, NJ

Island Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Island Heights took in $10.1 million and spent $2.9 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 taxes75%Fines and other16%Fees for services (sewer, water)9.0%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

74%

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

Borough taxes75%

Property tax
74%$7.5 million
Other taxes
0.4%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$910 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$519 thousand
  • Water$328 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$70 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$1.5 million
Fines
0.4%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Interest on debt2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

47%

of Island Heights' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$1.4 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$829 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$258 thousand
  • Government buildings$182 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$759 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$462 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$185 thousand
  • Water supply$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$700 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$562 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Island Heights. 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 Island Heights 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.