Borough government · Ocean County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lavallette took in $13.5 million and spent $8.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes46%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)42%Fines and other9.6%Federal tax money2.2%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

46%

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

Borough taxes46%

Property tax
46%$6.1 million
Other taxes
0.2%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$3.3 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$815 thousand
  • Parking$33 thousand
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$290 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$104 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$1.3 million
Fines
0.2%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%Interest on debt2.7%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

32%

of Lavallette'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
46%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$295 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$253 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$119 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$266 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; electric power and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$133 thousand
  • Electric power$120 thousand
  • Water supply$8 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$217 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$181 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$35 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$28 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$28 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Lavallette. 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 Lavallette 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.