Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lodi took in $35.6 million and spent $26.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes61%Federal tax money20%Fees for services (sewer, housing)14%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

20%

of Lodi's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

Borough taxes61%

Property tax
60%$21.2 million
Other taxes
1.9%$694 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$672 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; housing and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Housing$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$916 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$7.2 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%$276 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Fines
2.4%$846 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$443 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Housing and community development34%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Running the government and other costs7.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

34%

of Lodi's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$10.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$643 thousand
  • Fire protection$460 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$439 thousand
Housing and community development
34%$9.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$635 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$349 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$837 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$502 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$373 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Lodi. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Lodi 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.