Borough government · Sussex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stanhope took in $5.7 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%State tax money12%Federal tax money3.4%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

56%

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

Borough taxes56%

Property tax
56%$3.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$858 thousand
  • Water$684 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.4%$191 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$675 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$85 thousand
Fines
0.5%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs10%Sent to other local governments1.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

28%

of Stanhope'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$904 thousand
  • Water supply$747 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$290 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$144 thousand
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$588 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$224 thousand
  • Government buildings$194 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$170 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$109 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$109 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$91 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$66 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Stanhope. 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 Stanhope 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.