Borough government · Warren County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washington took in $12.1 million and spent $6.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes71%Fees for services (sewer)24%State tax money3.5%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

70%

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

Borough taxes71%

Property tax
70%$8.5 million
Other taxes
0.8%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$59 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$418 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Fines
1.3%$163 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Sent to other local governments17%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt6.9%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

17%

of Washington's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$552 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$350 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$369 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$1.1 million
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$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$816 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$816 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$465 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$298 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$161 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$93 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
  • Police$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$255 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$220 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$55 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Washington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Washington 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.