Borough government · Monmouth County, NJ

Sea Bright's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sea Bright took in $8.5 million and spent $5.6 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 taxes67%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)16%Fines and other15%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

65%

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

Borough taxes67%

Property tax
65%$5.5 million
Other taxes
2.5%$208 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$120 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$56 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$970 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$412 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$94 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$753 thousand
Fines
6.3%$532 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%Roads, transit and parking5.4%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

33%

of Sea Bright'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%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$589 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$130 thousand
  • Fire protection$115 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$477 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$413 thousand
  • Libraries$64 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$435 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$271 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$164 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$303 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$303 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.2%$235 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$235 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$224 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$22 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Sea Bright. 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 Sea Bright 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.