Borough government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rockaway took in $11.4 million and spent $8.6 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 taxes75%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%State tax money3.2%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

72%

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

Borough taxes75%

Property tax
72%$8.2 million
Other taxes
3.0%$339 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$192 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$117 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Sewer$129 thousand
  • Other service charges$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$359 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Fines
1.4%$155 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

32%

of Rockaway'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
34%$2.9 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$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$246 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$217 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$195 thousand
  • Fire protection$135 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$310 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$492 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$492 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$372 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$272 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$169 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$169 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$165 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$119 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Rockaway. 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 Rockaway 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.