ZIP 07055 · Passaic, NJ

Four governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of New Jersey

$97.4 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes50%Federal tax money30%Fees for services (tolls, college tuition)10%Fines and other9.4%Local tax money0.7%
Full New Jersey breakdown

What stands out

8.2%

of New Jersey's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes50%

Individual income tax
19%$18.9 billion
Sales tax
14%$14.3 billion
Other taxes
9.0%$9.08 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; corporation licenses and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.74 billion
  • Corporation licenses$912 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$821 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$735 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$685 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$627 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$537 million
  • Amusement taxes$519 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$472 million
  • Tobacco taxes$469 million
  • Public utility taxes$236 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$184 million
  • Driver's licenses$59.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$47.7 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$14.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$10.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4.2 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
8.2%$8.21 billion
Property tax
<0.1%$5.0 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$10.2 billion
What's in fees for servicesTolls on roads and bridges; college tuition and 17 more
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$2.57 billion
  • College tuition$2.43 billion
  • Hospital bills$1.86 billion
  • Other service charges$1.67 billion
  • Transit fares$832 million
  • University housing and dining$611 million
  • Housing$52.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$50.6 million
  • Water$42.1 million
  • Ports and waterways$33.1 million
  • Airport$17.2 million
  • Road charges$14.0 million
  • Sewer$11.9 million
  • Other education charges$11.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • School lunches$757 thousand
  • Other school charges$185 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$29.7 billion

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.7%$683 million

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$9.28 billion
Fines
0.2%$178 million
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Where the money goes

Social services29%Sent to local governments23%Schools and colleges17%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Running the government and other costs7.9%All other spending15%
Full New Jersey breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
29%$28.4 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$28.0 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$305 million
  • Welfare institutions$102 million
  • Veterans' services$30.7 million
Sent to local governments
23%$22.3 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools and 19 more
  • Sent to school districts$12.4 billion
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$4.15 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.21 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.64 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$594 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$397 million
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$186 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$142 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$132 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$86.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$77.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$75.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$51.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$34.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$32.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$29.7 million
  • Sent to the federal government$26.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$7.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$4.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$1.4 million
Schools and colleges
17%$16.3 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$6.10 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.44 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.99 billion
  • Other education$1.86 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$947 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$8.48 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 3 more
  • Public transit$4.41 billion
  • Roads and highways$2.19 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.80 billion
  • Ports and harbors$50.3 million
  • Airports$31.8 million
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$7.74 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.37 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.88 billion
  • Other government administration$215 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$209 million
  • Government buildings$62.6 million
Health and hospitals
5.8%$5.66 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$3.00 billion
  • Public health$2.67 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$4.15 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.24 billion
  • Courts and legal services$1.21 billion
  • Police$905 million
  • Inspections and regulation$438 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$364 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$2.30 billion
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.30 billion
  • Interest on water supply debt$664 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$932 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$704 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$704 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$264 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$260 million
  • Libraries$4.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$127 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$59.0 million
  • Electric power$38.4 million
  • Sewer systems$21.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.0 million
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Your county

Passaic County

$614 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes56%State tax money20%Federal tax money9.8%Local tax money7.6%Fees for services (college tuition, parks and recreation)3.9%Fines and other2.1%
Full Passaic County breakdown

What stands out

56%

of Passaic County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
56%$348 million

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$24.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; college tuition and 6 more
  • Other service charges$7.3 million
  • College tuition$7.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
  • University housing and dining$2.4 million
  • School lunches$1.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$688 thousand
  • Road charges$522 thousand
  • Other school charges$513 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$60.4 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$124 million

Local tax money7.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.6%$46.5 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$12.9 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges40%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Social services12%Roads, transit and parking2.7%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

40%

of Passaic County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Passaic County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
40%$245 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$171 million
  • Colleges and universities$63.8 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$7.3 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$159 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$138 million
  • Government buildings$9.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$82.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$43.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$20.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$18.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$714 thousand
Social services
12%$75.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$39.7 million
  • Welfare institutions$35.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$16.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.6 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$16.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$7.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.2%$7.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.3 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$1.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$65 thousand
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Your city

City of Passaic

$138 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

City taxes43%Federal tax money38%State tax money9.3%Fees for services (sewer, housing)7.3%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

38%

of Passaic's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

Full Passaic breakdown

City taxes43%

Property tax
42%$71.9 million
Other taxes
1.0%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$287 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$12.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; housing and 4 more
  • Sewer$7.2 million
  • Housing$4.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$96 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
  • Road charges$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money38%

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

From the federal government
38%$66.0 million

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$16.1 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$3.3 million
Fines
0.7%$1.2 million
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Housing and community development21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

21%

of Passaic's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Full Passaic breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$41.7 million
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$36.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$903 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$35.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$22.0 million
  • Fire protection$11.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$225 thousand
Housing and community development
21%$29.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$13.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$11.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.6 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
  • Parking$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$521 thousand
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Your schools

Passaic City School District

$430 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money93%School district taxes4.6%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services (school lunches)0.4%
Full Passaic City School District breakdown

What stands out

4.6%

of Passaic City School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes4.6%

Property tax
4.6%$17.2 million

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$939 thousand
  • Other school charges$479 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money93%

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

From the state
93%$350 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$143 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$8.2 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments2.3%
Full Passaic City School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$421 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$421 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$9.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$9.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$199 thousand
Passaic City School District page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of New Jersey. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Passaic County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

City of Passaic. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Passaic City School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.