Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

Woodcliff Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Woodcliff Lake took in $14.4 million and spent $11.1 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 taxes93%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.7%State tax money2.7%Fines and other1.4%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

87%

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

Borough taxes93%

Property tax
87%$12.5 million
Other taxes
6.3%$909 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$421 thousand
  • Other licenses$374 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$112 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$394 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$260 thousand
  • Garbage collection$90 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$26 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$390 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Fines
0.8%$119 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

35%

of Woodcliff Lake'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
40%$4.4 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$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$470 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$373 thousand
  • Government buildings$188 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$247 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$211 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$645 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$542 thousand
  • Sewer systems$103 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$445 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$384 thousand
  • Libraries$61 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$318 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$318 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$206 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$152 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$152 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Woodcliff Lake. 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 Woodcliff Lake 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.