Borough government · Somerset County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Millstone took in $733 thousand and spent $499 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes83%State tax money11%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

82%

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

Borough taxes83%

Property tax
82%$600 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$82 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Fines
5.7%$42 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Health and hospitals4.2%Housing and community development4.2%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

30%

of Millstone's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$211 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$150 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$150 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Housing and community development
4.2%$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$17 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$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Millstone. 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 Millstone 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.