Borough government · Ocean County, NJ

Ocean Gate's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ocean Gate took in $4.6 million and spent $3.4 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 taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, water)19%Fines and other11%State tax money5.7%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

59%

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

Borough taxes61%

Property tax
59%$2.8 million
Other taxes
1.8%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$67 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$884 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$555 thousand
  • Water$276 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$139 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$267 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$417 thousand
Fines
2.0%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Sent to other local governments4.6%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

27%

of Ocean Gate'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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$1.2 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$913 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$935 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$721 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$147 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$45 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$767 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$326 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$253 thousand
  • Sewer systems$188 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$165 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$165 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.6%$159 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$159 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$131 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$120 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ocean Gate. 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 Ocean Gate 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.