Borough government · Middlesex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), South Plainfield took in $43.8 million and spent $29.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes83%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)16%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

78%

of South Plainfield's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Borough taxes83%

Property tax
78%$34.3 million
Other taxes
4.6%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$288 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$277 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$6.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$430 thousand
  • Other service charges$206 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$264 thousand
Fines
0.5%$220 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Running the government and other costs9.6%Roads, transit and parking2.4%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

19%

of South Plainfield's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$11.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$887 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$592 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$7.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$5.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
  • Libraries$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$2.8 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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$623 thousand
  • Government buildings$550 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$463 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$707 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$707 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$699 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$184 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$184 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of South Plainfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of South Plainfield 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.