Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Leonia took in $17.5 million and spent $13.9 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 taxes88%Fines and other6.5%State tax money3.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.1%

What stands out

86%

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

Borough taxes88%

Property tax
86%$15.1 million
Other taxes
1.7%$290 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$220 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$68 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$365 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$304 thousand
  • Other service charges$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$581 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Fines
3.5%$607 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.0%$525 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

30%

of Leonia'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$300 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$144 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$143 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.9 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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$532 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$291 thousand
  • Government buildings$91 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$994 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$528 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$543 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$543 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$269 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$150 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$150 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Leonia. 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 Leonia 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.