Township government · Hudson County, NJ

North Bergen Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), North Bergen Township took in $145 million and spent $159 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)23%Federal tax money17%State tax money6.1%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

17%

of North Bergen Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Township taxes50%

Property tax
47%$68.7 million
Other taxes
2.9%$4.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$3.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$791 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$408 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$32.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$17.1 million
  • Garbage collection$8.2 million
  • Housing$5.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$243 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$24.1 million

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$8.8 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$4.8 million
Fines
1.0%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Housing and community development13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Sent to other local governments9.4%All other spending17%

What stands out

13%

of North Bergen Township's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$41.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$36.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$460 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$35.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$21.1 million
  • Fire protection$12.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$772 thousand
Housing and community development
13%$20.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$18.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$13.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.6 million
Sent to other local governments
9.4%$14.9 million
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$14.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$13.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$8.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
  • Libraries$3.5 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$3.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

North Bergen Township. 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 North Bergen Township 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.