Borough government · Essex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Roseland took in $43.2 million and spent $17.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes87%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)7.5%State tax money3.6%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

87%

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

Borough taxes87%

Property tax
87%$37.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$288 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$20 thousand

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$152 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$550 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Roads, transit and parking4.8%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

28%

of Roseland'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
29%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$574 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$508 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$108 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$651 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$544 thousand
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$811 thousand
  • Libraries$599 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$815 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$815 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$261 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$261 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$67 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$54 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Roseland. 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 Roseland 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.