Borough government · Ocean County, NJ

South Toms River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Toms River took in $4.4 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes93%State tax money4.9%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

93%

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

Borough taxes93%

Property tax
93%$4.1 million
Other taxes
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$218 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$44 thousand
Fines
0.8%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

37%

of South Toms River'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
37%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$203 thousand
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$1.5 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$954 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$284 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$201 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$498 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$498 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$300 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$300 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$172 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$172 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$62 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$54 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$54 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of South Toms River. 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 South Toms River 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.