Borough government · Salem County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Woodstown took in $5.8 million and spent $4.7 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 taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)39%Fines and other6.3%State tax money2.5%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

47%

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

Borough taxes50%

Property tax
47%$2.8 million
Other taxes
2.1%$122 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$99 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$728 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$134 thousand

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$144 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$296 thousand
Fines
1.2%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking3.4%Interest on debt1.3%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

28%

of Woodstown'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$578 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$231 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$190 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$75 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.2 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$921 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$169 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$160 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$160 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$62 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$54 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Woodstown. 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 Woodstown 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.