Borough government · Gloucester County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wenonah took in $4.1 million and spent $3.0 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, water)19%Fines and other6.5%State tax money2.8%

What stands out

69%

of Wenonah'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
69%$2.9 million
Other taxes
2.5%$102 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$58 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$802 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$386 thousand
  • Water$376 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$118 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$271 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

28%

of Wenonah'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
32%$972 thousand
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$713 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$842 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$719 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$91 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$678 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$341 thousand
  • Sewer systems$262 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$194 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$194 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$154 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$108 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.7%$142 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$142 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$23 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Wenonah. 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 Wenonah 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.