Borough government · Union County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kenilworth took in $13.8 million and spent $7.8 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 taxes91%State tax money4.5%Fines and other4.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

88%

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

Borough taxes91%

Property tax
88%$12.2 million
Other taxes
2.4%$335 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$124 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$109 thousand
  • Other licenses$83 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$37 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$628 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Fines
2.5%$342 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$205 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%Interest on debt3.3%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

61%

of Kenilworth'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
61%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$535 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$284 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$992 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$992 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$966 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)$375 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$321 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$176 thousand
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$601 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$601 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$254 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$129 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$129 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$88 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Kenilworth. 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 Kenilworth 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.