Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rutherford took in $27.5 million and spent $24.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes91%Fines and other4.0%State tax money2.9%Fees for services (parking, garbage collection)1.8%

What stands out

88%

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

Borough taxes91%

Property tax
88%$24.1 million
Other taxes
3.7%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$474 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$274 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$250 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$488 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParking; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parking$359 thousand
  • Other service charges$126 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$799 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$641 thousand
Fines
1.6%$446 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Sent to other local governments7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

44%

of Rutherford's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$10.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.2 million
  • Government buildings$618 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$556 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$435 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Fire protection$759 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$381 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$283 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.0%$1.8 million
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$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$996 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$617 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$76 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
1.9%$466 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$466 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$254 thousand
Social services
0.4%$109 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$109 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Rutherford. 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 Rutherford 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.