City government · Passaic County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Paterson took in $333 million and spent $295 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Federal tax money19%Fees for services (sewer, parking)11%State tax money10%Fines and other7.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

50%

of Paterson's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes52%

Property tax
50%$167 million
Other taxes
1.3%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Public utility licenses$962 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$690 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$208 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$37.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 3 more
  • Sewer$22.2 million
  • Parking$7.5 million
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Housing$2.1 million
  • Road charges$297 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$62.7 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$34.1 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$1.5 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$22.4 million
Fines
0.9%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Housing and community development16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.4%Roads, transit and parking3.9%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

16%

of Paterson'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
34%$100 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$92.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$92.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$46.4 million
  • Fire protection$43.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Housing and community development
16%$47.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$24.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$24.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$11.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking and roads and highways
  • Parking$6.6 million
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$7.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.7 million
  • Libraries$2.2 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$6.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Social services
0.4%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$110 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$110 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Paterson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Paterson 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.