Borough government · Monmouth County, NJ

Union Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Union Beach took in $20.7 million and spent $13.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes85%Fees for services (sewer)6.0%Fines and other4.8%State tax money4.3%

What stands out

85%

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

Borough taxes85%

Property tax
85%$17.6 million

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$894 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$861 thousand
Fines
0.6%$127 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt1.6%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

27%

of Union Beach'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%

Running the government and other costs
39%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$449 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$240 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$217 thousand
  • Fire protection$153 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$783 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$216 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$101 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$101 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$87 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Libraries$39 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Union Beach. 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 Union Beach 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.