City government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lambertville took in $5.9 million and spent $4.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, parking)29%County and local tax money14%State tax money3.0%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

14%

of Lambertville's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes54%

Property tax
51%$3.0 million
Other taxes
3.1%$184 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$112 thousand
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Parking$369 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
  • Housing$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$176 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$809 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Interest on debt2.4%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

25%

of Lambertville'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$140 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.3 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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$146 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$110 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$278 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$273 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$108 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$74 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$74 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lambertville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lambertville 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.