Borough government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Ephraim took in $7.0 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes72%Fines and other22%County and local tax money6.1%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

64%

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

Borough taxes72%

Property tax
64%$4.5 million
Other taxes
7.4%$515 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$477 thousand
  • Other licenses$36 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$427 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
20%$1.4 million
Fines
1.2%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%Interest on debt5.0%Roads, transit and parking3.8%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

54%

of Mount Ephraim's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$242 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$159 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$335 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$333 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$295 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$226 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$226 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$106 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$106 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$67 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$67 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mount Ephraim. 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 Mount Ephraim 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.