Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

Little Ferry's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Little Ferry took in $37.7 million and spent $7.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes97%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

97%

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

Borough taxes97%

Property tax
97%$36.6 million
Other taxes
0.5%$180 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$53 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$12 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$466 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
0.9%$354 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$146 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails58%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt7.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%Health and hospitals0.9%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
58%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$213 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$199 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$736 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$285 thousand
  • Government buildings$117 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$757 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$582 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$175 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$546 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$476 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$451 thousand
  • Water supply$16 thousand
  • Sewer systems$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Little Ferry. 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 Little Ferry 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.