Borough government · Salem County, NJ

Penns Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Penns Grove took in $10.8 million and spent $11.2 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 taxes43%Federal tax money20%Fees for services (sewer, housing)20%State tax money11%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

20%

of Penns Grove's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes43%

Property tax
40%$4.4 million
Other taxes
2.6%$280 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$274 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; housing and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Housing$640 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$2.2 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.2 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$402 thousand
Fines
2.0%$219 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Housing and community development23%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking2.3%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

23%

of Penns Grove's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$242 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$170 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
Housing and community development
23%$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$274 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$65 thousand
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$260 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$260 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$122 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$44 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$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Penns Grove. 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 Penns Grove 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.