Village government · Essex County, NJ

South Orange Village's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), South Orange Village took in $20.3 million and spent $29.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes83%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.4%State tax money3.8%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

83%

of South Orange Village's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Village taxes83%

Property tax
83%$16.9 million
Other taxes
0.2%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$35 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$775 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$700 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

43%

of South Orange Village's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$12.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$782 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$388 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$350 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$5.2 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$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$902 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$499 thousand
  • Government buildings$306 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Water supply$10 thousand
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$523 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$367 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$365 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$365 thousand
Social services
0.2%$48 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of South Orange Village. 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 Village of South Orange Village 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.