County government · Passaic County, NJ

Passaic County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Passaic County took in $615 million and spent $614 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money20%Federal tax money9.8%Local tax money7.6%Fees for services (college tuition, parks and recreation)3.9%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

56%

of Passaic County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
56%$348 million

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$24.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; college tuition and 6 more
  • Other service charges$7.3 million
  • College tuition$7.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
  • University housing and dining$2.4 million
  • School lunches$1.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$688 thousand
  • Road charges$522 thousand
  • Other school charges$513 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$60.4 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$124 million

Local tax money7.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.6%$46.5 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$12.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges40%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Social services12%Roads, transit and parking2.7%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

40%

of Passaic County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
40%$245 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$171 million
  • Colleges and universities$63.8 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$7.3 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$159 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$138 million
  • Government buildings$9.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$82.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$43.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$20.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$18.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$714 thousand
Social services
12%$75.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$39.7 million
  • Welfare institutions$35.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$16.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.6 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$16.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$7.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.2%$7.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.3 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$1.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Passaic County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Passaic County 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.