Borough government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oaklyn took in $6.0 million and spent $4.8 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 taxes83%Fines and other9.8%Fees for services (sewer)3.6%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

81%

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

Borough taxes83%

Property tax
81%$4.9 million
Other taxes
2.5%$151 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$108 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$220 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$213 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$213 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Fines
5.3%$317 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.6%$276 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

42%

of Oaklyn'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
42%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$348 thousand
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$1.8 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$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$206 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$164 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$580 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$580 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$186 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$186 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$178 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$57 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Oaklyn. 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 Oaklyn 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.