Borough government · Union County, NJ

Roselle Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Roselle Park took in $17.8 million and spent $12.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes90%Fees for services (sewer, parking)8.6%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

84%

of Roselle Park's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Borough taxes90%

Property tax
84%$14.8 million
Other taxes
6.0%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$902 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$146 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$200 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other1.9%

Fines
1.5%$272 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

36%

of Roselle Park's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Fire protection$263 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$173 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.2 million
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)$707 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$650 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$445 thousand
  • Government buildings$387 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$672 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$418 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$254 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$496 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$158 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$158 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Roselle Park. 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 Roselle Park 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.