Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Maywood took in $21.0 million and spent $16.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes85%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)7.2%Fines and other4.5%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

82%

of Maywood's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes85%

Property tax
82%$17.2 million
Other taxes
2.6%$555 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$375 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$167 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$873 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$306 thousand
  • Other service charges$235 thousand
  • Garbage collection$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$735 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$592 thousand
Fines
1.7%$363 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking10%Sent to other local governments5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

32%

of Maywood'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
41%$6.8 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$5.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$506 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$347 thousand
  • Government buildings$224 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$320 thousand
  • Fire protection$233 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$191 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Sent to other local governments
5.5%$931 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$931 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$886 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$478 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$408 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$560 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$560 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$284 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$166 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$166 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Maywood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Maywood 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.