Borough government · Passaic County, NJ

Woodland Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Woodland Park took in $22.4 million and spent $16.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes69%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%Fines and other11%State tax money5.3%Federal tax money2.9%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

68%

of Woodland Park's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Borough taxes69%

Property tax
68%$15.3 million
Other taxes
0.9%$209 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$171 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$19 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$658 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$155 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$2.2 million
Fines
0.7%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

33%

of Woodland Park's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$220 thousand
  • Fire protection$201 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$189 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$378 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.9 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$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$581 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$318 thousand
  • Government buildings$71 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$751 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$630 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$497 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$468 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$127 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$127 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$106 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$106 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Woodland Park. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Woodland Park 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.