Borough government · Cape May County, NJ

Stone Harbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stone Harbor took in $22.1 million and spent $21.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes72%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)24%Fines and other2.0%State tax money1.9%

What stands out

69%

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

Borough taxes72%

Property tax
69%$15.3 million
Other taxes
2.6%$572 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$532 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and parks and recreation
  • Water$4.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$988 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%$417 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$409 thousand
Fines
0.2%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%All other spending17%

What stands out

9.3%

of Stone Harbor's 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
25%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$815 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$352 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$873 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$779 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$402 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
9.3%$2.0 million
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$2.0 million
Interest on debt
7.0%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$261 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$70 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$70 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$45 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Stone Harbor. 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 Stone Harbor 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.