Borough government · Middlesex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milltown took in $20.7 million and spent $18.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)61%Borough taxes32%Fines and other5.7%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

61%

of Milltown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes32%

Property tax
31%$6.5 million
Other taxes
1.0%$197 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$154 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$12.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 1 more
  • Electric power$9.4 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$197 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$226 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$730 thousand
Fines
2.2%$448 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Sent to other local governments2.6%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

49%

of Milltown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$8.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.1 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$702 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Government buildings$526 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$336 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$271 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$430 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$75 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$905 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$481 thousand
  • Libraries$424 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$471 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$471 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$370 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$370 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$343 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$212 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$122 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$82 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$82 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Milltown. 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 Milltown 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.