Borough government · Monmouth County, NJ

Spring Lake Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spring Lake Heights took in $8.2 million and spent $7.0 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 taxes64%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other7.3%State tax money2.6%

What stands out

62%

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

Borough taxes64%

Property tax
62%$5.1 million
Other taxes
2.1%$169 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$142 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$213 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$384 thousand
Fines
2.6%$215 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Sent to other local governments8.1%Roads, transit and parking3.1%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

8.1%

of Spring Lake Heights' spending goes to local governments.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
36%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$257 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$186 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$270 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$734 thousand
  • Water supply$654 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$173 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.1%$568 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$568 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$220 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$220 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$106 thousand
Social services
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Spring Lake Heights. 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 Spring Lake Heights 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.