Borough government · Morris County, NJ

Mount Arlington's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Arlington took in $9.9 million and spent $6.5 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 taxes70%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Fines and other3.8%State tax money2.4%

What stands out

67%

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

Borough taxes70%

Property tax
67%$6.6 million
Other taxes
2.6%$256 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$182 thousand
  • Other licenses$61 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Water$580 thousand
  • Garbage collection$327 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$238 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$310 thousand
Fines
0.7%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Roads, transit and parking5.3%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

36%

of Mount Arlington'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$229 thousand
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.9 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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$276 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$228 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$461 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$389 thousand
  • Sewer systems$250 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$631 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$511 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$343 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$343 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$81 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mount Arlington. 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 Mount Arlington 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.