Borough government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lindenwold took in $18.5 million and spent $14.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)18%State tax money13%Federal tax money6.5%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

57%

of Lindenwold's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Borough taxes61%

Property tax
57%$10.6 million
Other taxes
3.5%$657 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$394 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$245 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$245 thousand
  • Road charges$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$1.2 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$2.4 million

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
0.9%$173 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$164 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

41%

of Lindenwold's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$5.8 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$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$573 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$440 thousand
  • Government buildings$305 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$336 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$619 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$619 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$277 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$193 thousand
  • Libraries$84 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$250 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$169 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$68 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$68 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

Borough of Lindenwold. 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 Lindenwold 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.