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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Jersey took in $24.9 million and spent $20.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes51%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)27%State tax money18%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

24%

of Jersey's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes51%

Property tax
26%$6.4 million
Sales tax
24%$5.9 million
Other taxes
2.0%$494 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$490 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and parks and recreation
  • Water$4.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$4.4 million

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
3.4%$854 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

32%

of Jersey'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$430 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$386 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$6.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$321 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$449 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$920 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$920 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$673 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$673 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$391 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Jersey. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Jersey 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.