Borough government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wharton took in $10.9 million and spent $10.2 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 taxes57%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Fines and other6.7%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

54%

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

Borough taxes57%

Property tax
54%$5.9 million
Other taxes
2.9%$317 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$206 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$99 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$319 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Fines
3.8%$415 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.9%$311 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

32%

of Wharton'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$122 thousand
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$61 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$2.7 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$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$364 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$153 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$365 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$365 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$357 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$269 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$140 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$140 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$45 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$45 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$39 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$23 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Wharton. 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 Wharton 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.