City government · Cape May County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sea Isle took in $35.9 million and spent $20.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)38%Federal tax money2.6%Fines and other1.4%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

53%

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

City taxes57%

Property tax
53%$19.2 million
Other taxes
3.6%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$849 thousand
  • Other licenses$430 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$13.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$11.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Parking$277 thousand
  • Other service charges$163 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.6%$923 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$209 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$325 thousand
Fines
0.5%$191 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

25%

of Sea Isle'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$9.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$8.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$436 thousand
  • Fire protection$159 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$800 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$485 thousand
  • Government buildings$441 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$435 thousand
Interest on debt
7.1%$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$759 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$759 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$432 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$432 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sea Isle. 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 City of Sea Isle 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.