Borough government · Somerset County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Raritan took in $36.4 million and spent $7.7 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 taxes92%State tax money3.5%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services (sewer, parking)1.9%

What stands out

92%

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

Borough taxes92%

Property tax
92%$33.5 million

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$682 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$303 thousand
  • Sewer$230 thousand
  • Parking$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$1.3 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$734 thousand
Fines
0.7%$251 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending2.2%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$281 thousand
  • Fire protection$172 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$105 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$2.1 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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$572 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 thousand
  • Government buildings$113 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$910 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$845 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$562 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$445 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$117 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$362 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$301 thousand
  • Parking$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$112 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$112 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Raritan. 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 Raritan 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.