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Egg Harbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Egg Harbor took in $965 thousand and spent $721 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%State tax money20%Fines and other0.4%Fees for services (road charges)0.2%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

28%

of Egg Harbor's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes79%

Property tax
51%$492 thousand
Other taxes
28%$269 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$193 thousand
  • Other licenses$58 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$197 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Environment and natural resources2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

21%

of Egg Harbor's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$319 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$319 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$220 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$120 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$150 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$46 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Egg Harbor. 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 Town of Egg Harbor 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.