County government · Monmouth County, NJ

Monmouth County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Monmouth County took in $683 million and spent $670 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%Fees for services (garbage collection, college tuition)21%Federal tax money19%Local tax money5.2%State tax money4.2%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

19%

of Monmouth County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 4.5%.

County taxes47%

Property tax
47%$324 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$146 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 7 more
  • Other service charges$58.0 million
  • Garbage collection$35.1 million
  • College tuition$31.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$13.0 million
  • School tuition and transportation$5.5 million
  • University housing and dining$1.8 million
  • Other school charges$578 thousand
  • School lunches$556 thousand
  • Road charges$480 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$131 million

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$28.4 million

Local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.2%$35.8 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$18.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Schools and colleges26%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt7.9%Social services6.9%All other spending15%

What stands out

26%

of Monmouth County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$181 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$141 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15.9 million
  • Government buildings$14.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.0 million
Schools and colleges
26%$171 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$92.5 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$66.5 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$8.4 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$3.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$120 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$45.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$41.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$31.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$723 thousand
Interest on debt
7.9%$53.1 million
Social services
6.9%$46.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$46.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$36.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$30.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$30.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$28.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$28.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$128 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$81 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monmouth County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Monmouth County 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.