City government · Passaic County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Passaic took in $173 million and spent $138 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Federal tax money38%State tax money9.3%Fees for services (sewer, housing)7.3%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

38%

of Passaic's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
42%$71.9 million
Other taxes
1.0%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$287 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$12.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; housing and 4 more
  • Sewer$7.2 million
  • Housing$4.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$96 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
  • Road charges$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money38%

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

From the federal government
38%$66.0 million

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$16.1 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$3.3 million
Fines
0.7%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Housing and community development21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

21%

of Passaic's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$41.7 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$36.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$903 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$35.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$22.0 million
  • Fire protection$11.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$225 thousand
Housing and community development
21%$29.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$13.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$11.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.6 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
  • Parking$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$521 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Passaic. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Passaic 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.