Borough government · Union County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Roselle took in $40.8 million and spent $33.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes92%Fines and other8.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)0.2%

What stands out

88%

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

Borough taxes92%

Property tax
88%$36.0 million
Other taxes
3.3%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$304 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and parking
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
  • Parking$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$2.9 million
Fines
1.1%$468 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

43%

of Roselle'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
43%$14.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.1 million
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$961 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$779 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$8.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$857 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
  • Parking$48 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$861 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$602 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$259 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$315 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$315 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Roselle. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Roselle 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.