Borough government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Merchantville took in $13.4 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes87%State tax money4.2%Fines and other3.9%Fees for services (sewer)3.5%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

87%

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

Borough taxes87%

Property tax
87%$11.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$467 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$467 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$194 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$558 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$517 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%Roads, transit and parking2.9%Sent to other local governments2.5%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

57%

of Merchantville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$106 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$455 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$409 thousand
  • Sewer systems$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$179 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$179 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$152 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$152 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$94 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Merchantville. 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 Merchantville 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.