Borough government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lawnside took in $11.3 million and spent $3.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes83%State tax money10%Fees for services (sewer)3.9%Federal tax money1.3%County and local tax money0.8%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

83%

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

Borough taxes83%

Property tax
83%$9.4 million
Other taxes
0.4%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$439 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$439 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$151 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$85 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

30%

of Lawnside'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
41%$1.6 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$944 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$456 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$915 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$146 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$507 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$300 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$207 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$500 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$500 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Lawnside. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Lawnside 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.