Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

Old Tappan's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Old Tappan took in $11.3 million and spent $9.7 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 taxes62%Fines and other23%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)14%County and local tax money0.7%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

62%

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

Borough taxes62%

Property tax
62%$7.0 million
Other taxes
0.3%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$437 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$37 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$85 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
22%$2.5 million
Fines
0.3%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

11%

of Old Tappan's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$3.0 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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$330 thousand
  • Government buildings$310 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$298 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$347 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$106 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$558 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$548 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$64 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$324 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$324 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$184 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$85 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$85 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$78 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$78 thousand
Social services
0.3%$32 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Old Tappan. 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 Old Tappan 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.