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New Brunswick's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), New Brunswick took in $448 million and spent $450 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%City taxes20%Fees for services (parking, water)16%Fines and other6.9%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

53%

of New Brunswick's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
20%$89.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$70.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParking; water and 4 more
  • Parking$29.5 million
  • Water$19.7 million
  • Sewer$18.3 million
  • Housing$1.7 million
  • School lunches$1.0 million
  • Other school charges$247 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$17.3 million

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$240 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$109 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$28.2 million
Fines
0.6%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges71%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%Running the government and other costs4.3%Housing and community development4.1%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

71%

of New Brunswick's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
71%$321 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$321 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$35.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$20.5 million
  • Fire protection$12.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$634 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$24.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$11.1 million
  • Water supply$10.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$19.4 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$16.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Housing and community development
4.1%$18.6 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$13.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$12.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$939 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$7.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking
  • Parking$7.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$6.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$210 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$753 thousand
Social services
0.4%$1.6 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$828 thousand
  • Other public welfare$806 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$491 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$491 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Brunswick. 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 City of New Brunswick 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.