Town government · Warren County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Phillipsburg took in $31.9 million and spent $23.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%Fees for services (housing, sewer)40%Fines and other5.7%State tax money5.5%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

46%

of Phillipsburg's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
46%$14.8 million
Other taxes
1.7%$534 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$435 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$60 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$12.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHousing; sewer and 3 more
  • Housing$8.3 million
  • Sewer$4.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Parking$17 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$108 thousand

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$1.8 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$1.4 million
Fines
1.2%$394 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Housing and community development22%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking3.6%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

22%

of Phillipsburg's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$6.9 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$5.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$509 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$463 thousand
  • Government buildings$389 thousand
Housing and community development
22%$5.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$462 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$391 thousand
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$846 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$846 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$794 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$541 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$253 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$395 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$395 thousand
Social services
0.3%$68 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$68 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$56 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$56 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Phillipsburg. 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 Town of Phillipsburg 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.