Borough government · Ocean County, NJ

Seaside Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Seaside Heights took in $25.6 million and spent $19.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)53%Borough taxes30%Fines and other16%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes30%

Property tax
28%$7.2 million
Other taxes
1.7%$428 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$373 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$13.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.4 million
  • Water$3.8 million
  • Parking$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$193 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
13%$3.5 million
Fines
2.9%$755 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs28%Interest on debt9.7%Housing and community development2.4%Roads, transit and parking0.4%

What stands out

30%

of Seaside Heights' 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
30%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$3.2 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$338 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$400 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$5.3 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$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$889 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$345 thousand
  • Government buildings$339 thousand
Interest on debt
9.7%$1.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$415 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$353 thousand
Housing and community development
2.4%$454 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$84 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$84 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Seaside Heights. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Seaside Heights 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.