Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Moonachie took in $13.7 million and spent $10.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes76%Fees for services (sewer)10%County and local tax money10%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

74%

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

Borough taxes76%

Property tax
74%$10.2 million
Other taxes
2.1%$282 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$275 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$360 thousand
Fines
0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Interest on debt3.6%Health and hospitals1.0%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

35%

of Moonachie'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
42%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$870 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$415 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$195 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$230 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$222 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$97 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$282 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$362 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$104 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$84 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Moonachie. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Moonachie 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.