Borough government · Monmouth County, NJ

West Long Branch's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Long Branch took in $12.2 million and spent $10.3 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 taxes86%Fines and other10%State tax money3.5%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

83%

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

Borough taxes86%

Property tax
83%$10.1 million
Other taxes
3.3%$399 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$279 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$112 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$423 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$708 thousand
Fines
4.3%$523 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Interest on debt3.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

38%

of West Long Branch'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
44%$4.5 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$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$317 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$305 thousand
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$335 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$239 thousand
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$867 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$867 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$401 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$238 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$238 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$179 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$122 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$158 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$158 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$57 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$57 thousand
Social services
0.1%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of West Long Branch. 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 West Long Branch 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.