Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

Northvale's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northvale took in $10.2 million and spent $7.7 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 taxes92%State tax money3.8%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)1.3%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

89%

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

Borough taxes92%

Property tax
89%$9.0 million
Other taxes
3.5%$359 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$265 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$73 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$129 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Sewer$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$60 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$383 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Fines
1.4%$144 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$93 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%Sent to other local governments4.4%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

39%

of Northvale'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
39%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$321 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$263 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$115 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$2.7 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$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$256 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$253 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$854 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$854 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$397 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$395 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.4%$335 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$335 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$159 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$159 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$131 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$114 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$114 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Northvale. 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 Northvale 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.