Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ramsey took in $32.4 million and spent $25.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes65%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%State tax money4.5%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

61%

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

Borough taxes65%

Property tax
61%$19.9 million
Other taxes
3.2%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$606 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$222 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$166 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.7 million
  • Water$3.7 million
  • Other service charges$285 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$1.5 million

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$1.1 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$809 thousand
Fines
0.9%$288 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Roads, transit and parking4.6%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

31%

of Ramsey's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$7.9 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$5.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$803 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$747 thousand
  • Government buildings$575 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Fire protection$508 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$334 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$193 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$141 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$141 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$85 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$50 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ramsey. 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 Ramsey 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.