Borough government · Sussex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ogdensburg took in $8.4 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes90%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)4.2%State tax money2.8%Federal tax money1.4%Fines and other0.8%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

90%

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

Borough taxes90%

Property tax
90%$7.5 million

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$348 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and parks and recreation
  • Water$341 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$118 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$234 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$67 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs10%Sent to other local governments5.6%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

41%

of Ogdensburg'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
41%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$704 thousand
  • Fire protection$336 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$572 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$359 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$213 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$470 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$470 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$273 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$162 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.6%$148 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$148 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ogdensburg. 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 Ogdensburg 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.