Borough government · Middlesex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jamesburg took in $18.6 million and spent $22.3 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 taxes93%Fees for services (sewer)5.5%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

93%

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

Borough taxes93%

Property tax
93%$17.2 million
Other taxes
0.4%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$53 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$214 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails93%Running the government and other costs2.7%Sent to other local governments2.4%Roads, transit and parking1.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

93%

of Jamesburg'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
93%$20.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$20.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$114 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.7%$599 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$290 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$121 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$527 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$527 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$242 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$242 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$133 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$133 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Jamesburg. 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 Jamesburg 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.