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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rahway took in $66.6 million and spent $60.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%Federal tax money6.7%Fines and other1.5%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

60%

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

City taxes64%

Property tax
60%$40.3 million
Other taxes
3.0%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$564 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$192 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$18.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$8.9 million
  • Sewer$6.0 million
  • Parking$2.5 million
  • Housing$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand
  • Road charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$4.5 million

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$70 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$576 thousand
Fines
0.7%$436 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Housing and community development9.8%Roads, transit and parking8.5%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

10%

of Rahway'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$16.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$9.4 million
  • Fire protection$6.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$13.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$13.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.4 million
  • Sewer systems$5.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Housing and community development
9.8%$5.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Parking$1.3 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$2.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$319 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$902 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$66 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$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rahway. 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 City of Rahway 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.