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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Point Pleasant took in $33.3 million and spent $23.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes73%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

71%

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

Borough taxes73%

Property tax
71%$23.5 million
Other taxes
2.7%$882 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$787 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$80 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.2 million
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$280 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$189 thousand
Fines
0.2%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Interest on debt3.3%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

39%

of Point Pleasant's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$9.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Water supply$3.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$591 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$324 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$5.2 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$493 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$318 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$798 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$336 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$336 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$130 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Point Pleasant. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 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.