Borough government · Ocean County, NJ

Point Pleasant Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Point Pleasant Beach took in $21.4 million and spent $14.9 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 taxes54%Fees for services (parking, sewer)33%Fines and other9.5%State tax money3.3%

What stands out

47%

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

Borough taxes54%

Property tax
47%$10.2 million
Other taxes
6.5%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$888 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$408 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$63 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParking; sewer and 4 more
  • Parking$2.5 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$40 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$705 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Fines
6.9%$1.5 million
Interest, rents and other
2.6%$559 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Sent to other local governments8.0%Roads, transit and parking4.4%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

34%

of Point Pleasant Beach's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$5.7 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$4.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$480 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$399 thousand
  • Government buildings$297 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$443 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$438 thousand
  • Fire protection$181 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$937 thousand
  • Water supply$379 thousand
  • Sewer systems$376 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.0%$1.2 million
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$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$654 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$599 thousand
  • Parking$55 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$620 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$549 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$56 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Point Pleasant Beach. 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 Point Pleasant Beach 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.