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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Vineland took in $240 million and spent $182 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)67%City taxes20%Federal tax money7.4%State tax money3.0%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

67%

of Vineland's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
19%$44.7 million
Other taxes
1.9%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$3.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$247 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$161 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Electric power$115 million
  • Garbage collection$18.4 million
  • Water$12.5 million
  • Sewer$11.1 million
  • Housing$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$640 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.4%$17.9 million

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$7.3 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$293 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$4.3 million
Fines
0.3%$737 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs13%Housing and community development7.2%Interest on debt3.4%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

55%

of Vineland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$100 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$71.9 million
  • Sewer systems$11.6 million
  • Water supply$10.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$25.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$17.4 million
  • Fire protection$4.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$23.8 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$20.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$865 thousand
Housing and community development
7.2%$13.0 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$6.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$3.4 million
  • Interest on general debt$2.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$5.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$152 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$152 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vineland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Vineland 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.