Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Arlington took in $24.3 million and spent $18.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes85%State tax money10%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (parking)1.9%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

83%

of North Arlington's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Borough taxes85%

Property tax
83%$20.1 million
Other taxes
2.3%$563 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$313 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$196 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$465 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$448 thousand
  • Parking$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$189 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$2.4 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$313 thousand
Fines
0.8%$205 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

40%

of North Arlington's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$7.4 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$5.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$656 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$424 thousand
  • Government buildings$378 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$321 thousand
  • Fire protection$257 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$694 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$648 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$542 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$106 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$514 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$263 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$263 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of North Arlington. 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 North 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.