Borough government · Ocean County, NJ

Surf City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Surf City took in $21.7 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes82%Fees for services (water, sewer)14%State tax money3.0%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

82%

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

Borough taxes82%

Property tax
82%$17.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$139 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$138 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$954 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$793 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$650 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs23%Sent to other local governments2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Roads, transit and parking0.3%

What stands out

41%

of Surf City'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$609 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$831 thousand
  • Water supply$831 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$358 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$248 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$123 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$123 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Surf City. 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 Surf City 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.