Borough government · Burlington County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wrightstown took in $1.8 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%Borough taxes37%State tax money13%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

33%

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

Borough taxes37%

Property tax
33%$606 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$30 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$882 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$602 thousand
  • Water$280 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$239 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$24 thousand
Fines
0.5%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

52%

of Wrightstown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$982 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$637 thousand
  • Water supply$299 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$549 thousand
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$254 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$162 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$121 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$169 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$104 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$104 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$43 thousand
Social services
1.3%$24 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Wrightstown. 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 Wrightstown 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.