Borough government · Somerset County, NJ

Rocky Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rocky Hill took in $4.0 million and spent $857 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes80%Fines and other13%Fees for services (sewer, water)6.4%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

80%

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

Borough taxes80%

Property tax
80%$3.2 million
Other taxes
0.3%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$258 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$169 thousand
  • Water$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$35 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$516 thousand

Where it goes

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

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.8%Sent to other local governments6.1%All other spending4.6%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$464 thousand
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$245 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$146 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
  • Police$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$81 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$81 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.8%$75 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$75 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.1%$52 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$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Rocky Hill. 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 Rocky Hill 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.