Borough government · Ocean County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Seaside Park took in $25.2 million and spent $13.2 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 taxes69%State tax money20%Fees for services (water)11%

What stands out

69%

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

Borough taxes69%

Property tax
69%$17.3 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$5.0 million

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments71%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs6.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Interest on debt0.6%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

71%

of Seaside Park's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
71%$9.3 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$9.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$259 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$840 thousand
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)$390 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$219 thousand
  • Government buildings$153 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$123 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$123 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Seaside Park. 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 Seaside Park 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.