Table 2. Local Government Finances by Type of Government and State: 2001 - 02 | |||||
(Dollar amounts are in thousands. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table. Revised October 2005) | |||||
Description | New Jersey | ||||
County | Municipal | Township | Special District | School District | |
government | government | government | government | government | |
amount | amount | amount | amount | amount | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Revenue1 | 6,181,847 | 7,251,925 | 4,801,481 | 1,530,661 | 13,338,445 |
General revenue1 | 6,181,307 | 6,797,347 | 4,573,435 | 1,446,751 | 13,338,445 |
Intergovernmental revenue1 | 2,168,116 | 2,644,343 | 1,077,328 | 344,153 | 5,016,726 |
From federal government | 166,553 | 451,908 | 61,533 | 12,303 | 21,418 |
From state government | 1,787,545 | 2,122,807 | 978,336 | 38,036 | 4,994,316 |
From local government1 | 214,018 | 69,628 | 37,459 | 293,814 | 992 |
General revenue from own sources | 4,013,191 | 4,153,004 | 3,496,107 | 1,102,598 | 8,321,719 |
Taxes | 2,808,909 | 2,937,721 | 2,722,823 | 111,576 | 7,718,961 |
Property | 2,787,302 | 2,803,720 | 2,626,014 | 110,250 | 7,718,961 |
Sales and gross receipts | 410 | 21,097 | 4,676 | - | - |
General sales | - | - | - | - | - |
Selective sales | 410 | 21,097 | 4,676 | - | - |
Motor fuel | - | - | - | - | - |
Alcoholic beverage | - | - | - | - | - |
Tobacco products | - | - | - | - | - |
Public utilities | 410 | 2,904 | 4,676 | - | - |
Other selective sales | - | 18,193 | - | - | - |
Individual income | - | 30,277 | 6 | - | - |
Corporate income | - | - | - | - | - |
License taxes | - | - | - | - | - |
Motor vehicle license | - | - | - | - | - |
Other taxes | 21,197 | 82,627 | 92,127 | 1,326 | - |
Charges and miscellaneous general revenue | 1,204,282 | 1,215,283 | 773,284 | 991,022 | 602,758 |
Current charges | 908,605 | 709,634 | 472,793 | 792,179 | 236,106 |
Education | 347,929 | 11,249 | 3,876 | - | 236,106 |
Institutions of higher education | 335,663 | - | - | - | - |
School lunch sales (gross) | 8,365 | 10,889 | 3,441 | - | 200,161 |
Hospitals | 213,843 | - | - | - | - |
Highways | 89 | 1,210 | - | 181,122 | - |
Air transportation (airports) | ) 2,104 | 401 | 34 | 3,360 | - |
Parking facilities | 646 | 55,264 | 6,050 | 2,262 | - |
Sea and inland port facilities | - | 794 | - | - | - |
Natural resources | - | - | - | 5,393 | - |
Parks and recreation | 41,941 | 25,272 | 35,192 | 625 | - |
Housing and community development | 5,678 | 97,173 | 10,454 | 1,271 | - |
Sewerage | - | 399,128 | 371,833 | 341,657 | - |
Solid waste management | 113,072 | 41,594 | 14,959 | 254,375 | - |
Other charges | 183,303 | 77,549 | 30,395 | 2,114 | - |
Miscellaneous general revenue | 295,677 | 505,649 | 300,491 | 198,843 | 366,652 |
Interest earnings | 147,517 | 107,136 | 92,842 | 155,522 | 38,319 |
Special assessments | - | 5,250 | 4,319 | 11,338 | - |
Sale of property | 6,404 | 32,802 | 11,611 | 17,701 | - |
Other general revenue | 141,756 | 360,461 | 191,719 | 14,282 | 328,333 |
Other than general revenue | 540 | 454,578 | 228,046 | 83,910 | - |
Utility revenue | - | 455,480 | 228,046 | 83,910 | - |
Water supply | - | 331,408 | 228,046 | 63,437 | - |
Electric power | - | 124,047 | - | - | - |
Gas supply | - | - | - | - | - |
Transit | - | 25 | - | 20,473 | - |
Liquor store revenue | - | - | - | - | - |
Insurance trust revenue | 540 | -902 | - | - | - |
Unemployment compensation | - | - | - | - | - |
Employee retirement | 540 | -902 | - | - | - |
Workers' compensation | - | - | - | - | - |
Other insurance trust revenue | - | - | - | - | - |
Expenditure1 | 6,311,897 | 6,937,266 | 4,607,529 | 1,383,879 | 13,235,673 |
Intergovernmental expenditure1 | 248,720 | 248,277 | 387,663 | 17,084 | 31,397 |
Direct expenditure | 6,063,177 | 6,688,989 | 4,219,866 | 1,366,795 | 13,204,276 |
Current operations | 4,985,446 | 5,880,657 | 3,534,612 | 797,608 | 11,766,303 |
Capital outlay | 558,050 | 596,208 | 487,917 | 179,824 | 1,205,384 |
Construction | 411,479 | 433,537 | 314,440 | 145,101 | 911,476 |
Other capital outlay | 146,571 | 162,671 | 173,477 | 34,723 | 293,908 |
Assistance and subsidies | 293,270 | 5,229 | 1,468 | - | - |
Interest on debt | 222,622 | 201,081 | 195,869 | 389,363 | 232,589 |
Insurance benefits and repayments | 3,789 | 5,814 | - | - | - |
Exhibit: Salaries and wages | 2,266,517 | 2,827,209 | 1,763,597 | 258,113 | 7,712,579 |
Direct expenditure by function | 6,063,177 | 6,688,989 | 4,219,866 | 1,366,795 | 13,204,276 |
Direct general expenditure | 6,054,951 | 6,272,735 | 3,965,132 | 1,274,725 | 13,204,276 |
Capital outlay | 558,050 | 552,717 | 435,030 | 170,553 | 1,205,384 |
Other direct general expenditure | e 5,496,901 | 5,720,018 | 3,530,102 | 1,104,172 | 11,998,892 |
Education services: | |||||
Education | 1,505,162 | 1,100,982 | 407,489 | - | 12,971,687 |
Capital outlay | 130,794 | 70,138 | 18,163 | - | 1,205,384 |
Higher education | 829,918 | - | - | - | - |
Capital outlay | 86,639 | - | - | - | - |
Elementary & secondary | 675,244 | 1,100,982 | 407,489 | - | 12,971,687 |
Capital outlay | 44,155 | 70,138 | 18,163 | - | 1,205,384 |
Other education | - | - | - | - | - |
Libraries | 54,451 | 108,988 | 88,397 | - | - |
Social services and income maintenance: | |||||
Public welfare | 898,872 | 35,615 | 10,805 | - | - |
Cash assistance payments | 293,270 | 5,229 | 1,468 | - | - |
Vendor payments | 24,181 | 8,878 | 1,194 | - | - |
Other public welfare | 581,421 | 21,508 | 8,143 | - | - |
Hospitals | 245,960 | 16 | 12 | - | - |
Capital outlay | 226 | - | - | - | - |
Health | 202,489 | 103,436 | 48,935 | - | - |
Social insurance administration | - | - | - | - | - |
Veterans' services | - | - | - | - | - |
Transportation: | |||||
Highways | 264,364 | 313,672 | 298,219 | 109,759 | - |
Capital outlay | 91,449 | 94,344 | 71,680 | 39,653 | - |
Air transportation (airports) | 1,557 | 462 | 37 | 2,863 | - |
Parking facilities | 604 | 36,395 | 3,559 | 1,174 | - |
Sea and inland port facilities | - | 869 | 20 | - | - |
Transit subsidies | 1,279 | 48 | 95 | - | - |
Public safety: | |||||
Police protection | 199,325 | 1,107,120 | 770,053 | - | - |
Fire protection | 7,292 | 424,296 | 161,430 | 107,422 | - |
Correction | 466,589 | 968 | 293 | - | - |
Capital outlay | 22,252 | 1 | - | - | - |
Protective inspection and regulation | gulation 6,081 | 47,656 | 53,101 | - | - |
Environment and housing: | |||||
Natural resources | 21,836 | - | - | 6,478 | - |
Capital outlay | 11,159 | - | - | 217 | - |
Parks and recreation | 135,827 | 156,128 | 163,071 | 625 | - |
Capital outlay | 35,625 | 25,434 | 56,121 | - | - |
Housing and community development | pment 89,225 | 550,728 | 64,874 | 9,173 | - |
Sewerage | 729 | 328,665 | 325,255 | 432,857 | - |
Capital outlay | 729 | 48,001 | 52,536 | 96,556 | - |
Solid waste management | 127,145 | 302,424 | 214,974 | 212,740 | - |
Capital outlay | 19,231 | 4,145 | 3,594 | 8,917 | - |
Governmental administration: | |||||
Financial administration | 76,625 | 162,827 | 122,803 | - | - |
Judicial and legal | 268,219 | 102,912 | 78,843 | - | - |
General public buildings | 142,758 | 81,159 | 92,554 | - | - |
Other governmental administration | ation 96,552 | 121,038 | 109,386 | - | - |
Interest on general debt | 222,622 | 173,071 | 166,107 | 383,559 | 232,589 |
General expenditure, n.e.c.: | |||||
Miscellaneous commercial activities | - | - | - | - | - |
Other and unallocable | 1,019,388 | 1,013,260 | 784,820 | 8,075 | - |
Utility expenditure | 4,437 | 410,440 | 254,734 | 92,070 | - |
Capital outlay | - | 43,491 | 52,887 | 9,271 | - |
Water supply | - | 302,556 | 251,851 | 62,422 | - |
Electric power | - | 107,559 | 1,673 | - | - |
Gas supply | - | 132 | 758 | - | - |
Transit | 4,437 | 193 | 452 | 29,648 | - |
Liquor store expenditure | - | - | - | - | - |
Insurance trust expenditure | 3,789 | 5,814 | - | - | - |
Unemployment compensation | - | - | - | - | - |
Employee retirement | 3,789 | 5,814 | - | - | - |
Workers' compensation | - | - | - | - | - |
Other insurance trust | - | - | - | - | - |
Debt outstanding | 4,213,077 | 4,516,441 | 4,425,929 | 6,870,546 | 5,471,310 |
Short-term | 403,756 | 819,423 | 666,096 | 191,764 | 64,483 |
Long-term | 3,809,321 | 3,697,018 | 3,759,833 | 6,678,782 | 5,406,827 |
Full faith and credit | 2,733,279 | 3,117,751 | 2,954,990 | 2,124,628 | 5,406,827 |
Nonguaranteed | 1,076,042 | 579,267 | 804,843 | 4,554,154 | - |
Long-term debt by purpose: | |||||
Public debt for private purposes | oses 972,026 | 149,212 | - | 16,449 | - |
Education | 316,974 | 478,302 | 275,492 | - | 5,406,827 |
Utilities | - | 548,641 | 541,887 | 198,901 | - |
Other | 2,520,321 | 2,520,863 | 2,942,454 | 6,463,432 | - |
Long-term debt issued | 396,984 | 455,529 | 622,984 | 426,484 | 1,424,387 |
Long-term debt retired | 376,419 | 324,926 | 397,836 | 525,502 | 445,610 |
Cash and security holdings | 2,661,312 | 3,033,512 | 2,629,413 | 2,856,225 | 2,705,110 |
Insurance trust funds | 32,764 | 58,252 | - | - | - |
Unemployment compensation | - | - | - | - | - |
Employee retirement | 32,764 | 58,252 | - | - | - |
Workers' compensation | - | - | - | - | - |
Miscellaneous | - | - | - | - | - |
Other than insurance trust funds | ds 2,628,548 | 2,975,260 | 2,629,413 | 2,856,225 | 2,705,110 |
By purpose: | |||||
Offsets to debt | 992,730 | 190,921 | 62,204 | 926,612 | 34,904 |
Bond funds | 548,061 | 611,881 | 467,770 | 889,466 | 1,557,034 |
Other | 1,087,757 | 2,172,458 | 2,099,439 | 1,040,147 | 1,113,172 |
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded. | |||||
Abbreviations and symbols: - zero or rounds to zero; (NA) not available; (X) not applicable | |||||
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division Created: December 09 2005 Last Revised: December 09 2005
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