Borough government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stockton took in $1.4 million and spent $1.0 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 taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%Fines and other9.3%State tax money1.9%

What stands out

54%

of Stockton'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
54%$783 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$469 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$345 thousand
  • Water$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$28 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$129 thousand
Fines
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Sent to other local governments3.5%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

41%

of Stockton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$439 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$362 thousand
  • Water supply$67 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$413 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$242 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$109 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$83 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$83 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$36 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$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Stockton. 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 Stockton 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.