Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

Midland Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Midland Park took in $11.8 million and spent $8.9 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 taxes90%Fines and other5.6%State tax money2.8%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)1.6%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

86%

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

Borough taxes90%

Property tax
86%$10.2 million
Other taxes
3.7%$437 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$307 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$122 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$185 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$84 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Sewer$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$54 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$327 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$514 thousand
Fines
1.3%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Roads, transit and parking7.7%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

29%

of Midland Park'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
38%$3.4 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$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$298 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$230 thousand
  • Government buildings$145 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$248 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$169 thousand
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$833 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$587 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$246 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$695 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$691 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$689 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$689 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.9%$619 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$619 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$122 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$122 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Midland Park. 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 Midland Park 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.