Borough government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kinnelon took in $16.2 million and spent $12.6 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 taxes89%Fees for services (water, sewer)5.9%State tax money2.6%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

87%

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

Borough taxes89%

Property tax
87%$14.1 million
Other taxes
2.3%$375 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$320 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$53 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$951 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$481 thousand
  • Sewer$455 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$428 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Fines
1.4%$223 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$164 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

28%

of Kinnelon'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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$4.0 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$3.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$355 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$257 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$276 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$273 thousand
  • Fire protection$168 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$751 thousand
  • Water supply$407 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$954 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$316 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$313 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$219 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$219 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Kinnelon. 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 Kinnelon 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.