Borough government · Middlesex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Middlesex took in $17.2 million and spent $16.4 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 taxes91%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (sewer)2.9%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

91%

of Middlesex's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Borough taxes91%

Property tax
91%$15.7 million
Other taxes
0.4%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$46 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$497 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$497 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$261 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Fines
3.8%$648 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Roads, transit and parking4.3%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

40%

of Middlesex'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
40%$6.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$229 thousand
  • Government buildings$89 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$207 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$202 thousand
  • Fire protection$196 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$656 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$514 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$708 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$708 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$339 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$87 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$87 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Middlesex. 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 Middlesex 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.