Borough government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Runnemede took in $9.8 million and spent $9.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes62%State tax money19%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)10%Fines and other6.5%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

60%

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

Borough taxes62%

Property tax
60%$5.8 million
Other taxes
2.5%$242 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$224 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$916 thousand
  • Other service charges$64 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.9 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$171 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$556 thousand
Fines
0.9%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Sent to other local governments4.1%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

32%

of Runnemede'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
36%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$410 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$351 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$277 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$659 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$214 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$118 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$727 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$363 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$857 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$857 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$376 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$376 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$276 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$192 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$274 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Runnemede. 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 Runnemede 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.