Borough government · Ocean County, NJ

Ship Bottom's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ship Bottom took in $9.5 million and spent $7.4 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 taxes64%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)27%Fines and other6.5%State tax money2.5%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

62%

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

Borough taxes64%

Property tax
62%$5.8 million
Other taxes
2.2%$208 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$168 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Sewer$956 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$868 thousand
  • Water$668 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$45 thousand

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$237 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$386 thousand
Fines
2.4%$231 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking3.4%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

25%

of Ship Bottom'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
39%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$328 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$322 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$152 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$118 thousand
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$573 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$436 thousand
  • Water supply$366 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$735 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$735 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$161 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$93 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$93 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 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$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ship Bottom. 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 Ship Bottom 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.