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Perth Amboy's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Perth Amboy took in $469 million and spent $149 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, housing)72%City taxes16%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other3.1%State tax money2.2%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

72%

of Perth Amboy's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
16%$73.5 million
Other taxes
0.1%$476 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$341 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$337 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; housing and 2 more
  • Water$330 million
  • Housing$4.9 million
  • Parking$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$532 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$28.6 million

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$10.5 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$4.2 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$13.4 million
Fines
0.2%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Housing and community development18%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Social services11%All other spending12%

What stands out

18%

of Perth Amboy'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
27%$40.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$36.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$102 thousand
Housing and community development
18%$27.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$26.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$16.5 million
  • Fire protection$8.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$671 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$20.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$16.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.5 million
Social services
11%$15.8 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$15.5 million
  • Other public welfare$310 thousand
Interest on debt
8.8%$13.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$9.1 million
  • Interest on general debt$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Parking$820 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$384 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$384 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$123 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$123 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Perth Amboy. 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 City of Perth Amboy 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.