Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rockleigh took in $2.3 million and spent $1.7 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 taxes72%Fees for services (sewer)20%Fines and other5.6%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

71%

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

Borough taxes72%

Property tax
71%$1.6 million
Other taxes
1.8%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$34 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$457 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$457 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$49 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$119 thousand
Fines
0.4%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking3.7%Interest on debt1.9%Health and hospitals1.5%

What stands out

35%

of Rockleigh'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$608 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$473 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$545 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$516 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$458 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$195 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$139 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$95 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$64 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$64 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Rockleigh. 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 Rockleigh 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.