ZIP 08732 · Island Heights, NJ

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 08732: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for New Jersey governments, the New Jersey Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 08732?
08732 is served by the State of New Jersey, Ocean County, the Borough of Island Heights, Central Regional High School District and Island Heights Borough School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of New Jersey spent $97.4 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Ocean County spent $512 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Borough of Island Heights spent $2.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Central Regional High School District spent $60.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and Island Heights Borough School District spent $4.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 08732?
Of the governments serving 08732, Ocean County collected $429 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Central Regional High School District collected $39.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Borough of Island Heights collected $7.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), State of New Jersey collected $5.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Island Heights Borough School District collected $2.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 08732.

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

See the full budget for: Ocean County, Island Heights, Central Regional High School District and Island Heights Borough School District

Why not this year? New Jersey governments with newer filings show school district figures from the New Jersey Department of Education (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 08732

Ocean County$429 million

76% of its $564 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Central Regional High School District$39.7 million

67% of its $59.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Borough of Island Heights$7.5 million

74% of its $10.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

State of New Jersey$5.0 million

<0.1% of its $100.6 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Island Heights Borough School District$2.7 million

62% of its $4.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Ocean County

$512 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes76%Fees for services (college tuition, school tuition and transportation)8.8%Federal tax money4.3%State tax money4.2%Local tax money3.9%Fines and other2.8%
Full Ocean County breakdown

What stands out

76%

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

County taxes76%

Property tax
76%$429 million

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$49.6 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; other service charges and 7 more
  • College tuition$27.9 million
  • Other service charges$13.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • University housing and dining$1.4 million
  • Other school charges$265 thousand
  • School lunches$185 thousand
  • Hospital bills$145 thousand
  • Road charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$24.4 million

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$23.9 million

Local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.9%$21.8 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$12.9 million
Fines
0.5%$2.9 million
Ocean County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs32%Schools and colleges26%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

26%

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

Full Ocean County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$166 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$141 million
  • Government buildings$11.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.3 million
Schools and colleges
26%$134 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$78.9 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$45.7 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$6.9 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$84.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$32.0 million
  • Police$31.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$19.0 million
  • Fire protection$897 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$842 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$51.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$49.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$32.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$32.4 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$16.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$9.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.2 million
Social services
1.5%$7.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$575 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$2.8 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$50 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$50 thousand
Ocean County page →

Your town

Borough of Island Heights

$2.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Where the money comes from

Borough taxes75%Fines and other16%Fees for services (sewer, water)9.0%State tax money0.7%
Full Island Heights breakdown

What stands out

74%

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

Borough taxes75%

Property tax
74%$7.5 million
Other taxes
0.4%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$910 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$519 thousand
  • Water$328 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$70 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$1.5 million
Fines
0.4%$43 thousand
Island Heights page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Interest on debt2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

47%

of Island Heights' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Full Island Heights breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$829 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$258 thousand
  • Government buildings$182 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$759 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$462 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$185 thousand
  • Water supply$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$700 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$562 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Island Heights page →

Your schools

Central Regional High School District

$60.2 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the New Jersey Department of Education.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes67%State tax money26%Fees for services2.4%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other2.2%
Full Central Regional High School District breakdown

School district taxes67%

Property tax
67%$39.7 million

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$1.4 million

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$1.4 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$15.5 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$1.3 million
Central Regional High School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments3.3%Debt payments (principal and interest)1.2%
Full Central Regional High School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$57.5 million
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$2.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.2%$715 thousand
Central Regional High School District page →

Island Heights Borough School District

$4.4 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the New Jersey Department of Education.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes62%State tax money35%Federal tax money1.9%Fines and other1.7%
Full Island Heights Borough School District breakdown

School district taxes62%

Property tax
62%$2.7 million

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$83 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$1.5 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$73 thousand
Island Heights Borough School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges96%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.4%
Full Island Heights Borough School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$4.2 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.4%$191 thousand
Island Heights Borough School District page →

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
New Jersey page →

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
New Jersey 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.

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

Borough of Island Heights. 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.

Central Regional High School District. New Jersey Department of Education, district Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (audited), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Island Heights Borough School District. New Jersey Department of Education, district Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (audited), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. New Jersey school district figures are from each district's audited Annual Comprehensive Financial Report filed with the New Jersey Department of Education for the 2024-25 school year, ended June 30, 2025, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. They cover governmental funds (general, special revenue, capital projects, debt service) and enterprise funds such as food service, and leave out transfers between funds. Tuition paid to other districts and payments to charter schools are shown as passed on. The "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same district.

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.