Borough government · Monmouth County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Manasquan took in $22.7 million and spent $15.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes41%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)31%Fines and other26%State tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

23%

of Manasquan's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Borough taxes41%

Property tax
38%$8.7 million
Other taxes
2.9%$654 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$619 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$262 thousand

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%$171 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
23%$5.3 million
Fines
2.3%$525 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking5.3%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

27%

of Manasquan'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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$5.2 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$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$613 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$425 thousand
  • Government buildings$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$419 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$206 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$780 thousand
  • Water supply$653 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$118 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$817 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$817 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$597 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$373 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$224 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$86 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$86 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Manasquan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 Manasquan 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.