Borough government · Monmouth County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sea Girt took in $13.3 million and spent $10.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes48%Fines and other26%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)23%State tax money2.0%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

26%

of Sea Girt's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Borough taxes48%

Property tax
46%$6.1 million
Other taxes
2.0%$273 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$264 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and parks and recreation
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$268 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$190 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$3.4 million
Fines
0.6%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

45%

of Sea Girt's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$4.7 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$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$412 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$154 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$205 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$733 thousand
  • Sewer systems$298 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$173 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$272 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$272 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$155 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$89 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$66 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$72 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Sea Girt. 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 Sea Girt 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.