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West Elizabeth's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Elizabeth took in $360 thousand and spent $378 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money50%Borough taxes35%Federal tax money7.2%State tax money6.7%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

50%

of West Elizabeth's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes35%

Property tax
16%$58 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$44 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$26 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$24 thousand

County and local tax money50%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
50%$181 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.8%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries42%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

42%

of West Elizabeth's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
42%$159 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$159 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$72 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$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$69 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$69 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of West Elizabeth. 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 West Elizabeth 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.