Borough government · Sussex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sussex took in $4.2 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)62%Borough taxes28%Fines and other9.6%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

62%

of Sussex's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes28%

Property tax
28%$1.2 million

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$980 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$18 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$395 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Interest on debt4.8%Sent to other local governments3.4%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

60%

of Sussex's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$836 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$923 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$793 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$180 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$180 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$176 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$164 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$126 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$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Police$3 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 Sussex. 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 Sussex 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.