Borough government · Middlesex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spotswood took in $15.3 million and spent $11.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes65%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%Fines and other10%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

61%

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

Borough taxes65%

Property tax
61%$9.4 million
Other taxes
4.1%$622 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$547 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$67 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$593 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$437 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$1.2 million
Fines
1.9%$296 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Health and hospitals4.9%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

30%

of Spotswood'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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$4.0 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$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$274 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$246 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$197 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$115 thousand
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$777 thousand
  • Sewer systems$549 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$528 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$666 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$666 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$562 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$562 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$495 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$495 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$368 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$336 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$214 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$109 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$105 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Spotswood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Borough of Spotswood 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.