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Tinton Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tinton Falls took in $25.6 million and spent $22.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes76%Fees for services (sewer)22%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

68%

of Tinton Falls' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Borough taxes76%

Property tax
68%$17.3 million
Other taxes
7.9%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$369 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$290 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$5.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$487 thousand
Fines
0.5%$128 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

28%

of Tinton Falls' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$570 thousand
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$128 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$981 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$666 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$772 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$772 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$395 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$253 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$253 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Tinton Falls. 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 Tinton Falls 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.