Borough government · Monmouth County, NJ

Neptune City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Neptune City took in $9.6 million and spent $8.1 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 taxes73%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)13%Fines and other10%State tax money3.8%

What stands out

70%

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

Borough taxes73%

Property tax
70%$6.7 million
Other taxes
2.7%$264 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$209 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$369 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
6.5%$623 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.5%$334 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

36%

of Neptune City'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%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$263 thousand
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$88 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$2.4 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$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$170 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$133 thousand
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$536 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$716 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$716 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$213 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand
  • Libraries$66 thousand
Social services
1.5%$123 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$123 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Neptune City. 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 Neptune City 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.