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Long Branch's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Long Branch took in $78.8 million and spent $118 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)20%Federal tax money18%Fines and other2.8%State tax money1.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes58%

Property tax
56%$44.1 million
Other taxes
2.1%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$146 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$15.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
  • Parking$1.7 million
  • Housing$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$14.4 million

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$837 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$47 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$1.1 million
Fines
1.4%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Housing and community development12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.2%Roads, transit and parking3.3%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

57%

of Long Branch'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
57%$67.4 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$63.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$17.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$12.4 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$61 thousand
Housing and community development
12%$14.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.2%$10.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$8.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
  • Parking$936 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.7%$784 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$784 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$579 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$110 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$110 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$48 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Long Branch. 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 City of Long Branch 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.