Borough government · Camden County, NJ

Laurel Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Laurel Springs took in $4.7 million and spent $12.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes75%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)4.8%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

74%

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

Borough taxes75%

Property tax
74%$3.5 million
Other taxes
1.0%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesAmusement licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Amusement licenses$25 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$227 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$180 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$668 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$70 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$204 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Sent to other local governments27%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Running the government and other costs3.4%Roads, transit and parking1.2%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

27%

of Laurel Springs' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$95 thousand
Sent to other local governments
27%$3.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$492 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$869 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$654 thousand
  • Fire protection$175 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.4%$439 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$165 thousand
  • Government buildings$142 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$123 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$159 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$159 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$85 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Laurel Springs. 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 Borough of Laurel Springs 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.