City government · Middlesex County, NJ

South Amboy's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), South Amboy took in $21.6 million and spent $17.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%Fees for services (sewer, housing)10%State tax money10%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other8.2%

What stands out

60%

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

City taxes62%

Property tax
60%$13.0 million
Other taxes
1.9%$400 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$308 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$60 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; housing and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Housing$763 thousand
  • Other service charges$166 thousand
  • Parking$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$2.1 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$2.2 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$1.4 million
Fines
1.6%$337 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Housing and community development15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%Sent to other local governments2.2%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

15%

of South Amboy's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$7.8 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$6.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$515 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$486 thousand
  • Government buildings$412 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$369 thousand
  • Fire protection$203 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$179 thousand
Housing and community development
15%$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$924 thousand
  • Sewer systems$309 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$393 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$393 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$391 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$351 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$359 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$359 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$339 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$80 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of South Amboy. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 City of South Amboy 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.