Borough government · Camden County, NJ

Somerdale's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Somerdale took in $16.0 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes90%County and local tax money3.4%Fees for services (sewer)3.2%State tax money2.3%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

90%

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

Borough taxes90%

Property tax
90%$14.4 million
Other taxes
0.3%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$19 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$505 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$505 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$366 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$547 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.4%$70 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Interest on debt2.5%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

33%

of Somerdale'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$188 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$129 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.2 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$654 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$315 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$230 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$544 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$329 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$215 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$128 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Somerdale. 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 Somerdale 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.