Borough government · Ocean County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lakehurst took in $5.2 million and spent $4.4 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 taxes61%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%Fines and other14%State tax money5.3%

What stands out

58%

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

Borough taxes61%

Property tax
58%$3.0 million
Other taxes
3.5%$185 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$164 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$632 thousand
  • Sewer$381 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$279 thousand

Fines and other14%

Fines
7.2%$379 thousand
Interest, rents and other
6.6%$347 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Interest on debt4.6%Sent to other local governments3.4%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

45%

of Lakehurst's 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
45%$2.0 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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$296 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$228 thousand
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$863 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$195 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$832 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$381 thousand
  • Sewer systems$227 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$224 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$201 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$150 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$150 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$78 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Lakehurst. 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 Lakehurst 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.