Borough government · Gloucester County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pitman took in $14.9 million and spent $12.9 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 taxes60%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money5.4%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

57%

of Pitman's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes60%

Property tax
57%$8.5 million
Other taxes
2.9%$439 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$288 thousand
  • Other licenses$151 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$769 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$800 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Fines
2.1%$321 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$231 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

37%

of Pitman's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$4.8 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$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$257 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$223 thousand
  • Government buildings$68 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$514 thousand
  • Sewer systems$492 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$191 thousand
  • Fire protection$145 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$133 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$925 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$925 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$643 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$330 thousand
  • Libraries$313 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$392 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$269 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$269 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Pitman. 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 Pitman 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.