The U.S. Census Bureau
 
New Jersey State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government and State:  1991-92
(Thousand dollars.  Detail may not add to total because of rounding)
  NEW JERSEY
Geographic area and item State and local State Local
  governments¹ government governments¹
  1 2 3
     
Population (July 1, 1992, in thousands)                    7,789 7,789 7,789
Personal Income (Calendar year 1991, in millions)                     208,197 208,197 208,197
                       
               Revenue¹     43,233,887 29,102,343 21,779,313
          General revenue¹          37,181,245 23,400,274 21,248,189
Intergovernmental revenue¹                    5,380,470 5,337,844 7,509,844
     From Federal Government               5,380,470 5,130,058 250,412
     From State government               0 0 7,259,432
     From local governments¹               0 207,786 0
General revenue from own sources                    31,800,775 18,062,430 13,738,345
     Taxes               23,443,592 12,802,662 10,640,930
          Property          10,458,008 14,158 10,443,850
          Sales and gross receipts          7,019,186 7,007,550 11,636
               General     4,049,282 4,049,282 0
               Selective     2,969,904 2,958,268 11,636
                    Motor fuel 410,625 410,625 0
                    Alcoholic beverage 80,551 80,547 4
                    Tobacco products 269,465 269,465 0
                    Public utilities 1,701,688 1,701,161 527
                    Other 507,575 496,470 11,105
          Individual income          4,102,448 4,101,895 553
          Corporate income          845,823 845,823 0
          Motor vehicle license          315,472 315,419 53
          Other taxes          702,655 517,817 184,838
     Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 8,357,183 5,259,768 3,097,415
          Current charges               4,117,498 2,105,826 2,011,672
               Education          991,639 653,209 338,430
                    Institutions of higher education     843,452 644,988 198,464
                    School lunch sales (gross)     121,041 1,907 119,134
                    Hospitals          349,070 204,247 144,823
                    Highways          603,340 502,298 101,042
                    Airports          4,892 0 4,892
                    Parking facilities          32,844 0 32,844
                    Natural resources          35,608 33,966 1,642
                    Parks and recreation          253,698 184,184 69,514
                    Housing and community development           73,147 14,333 58,814
                    Sewerage          807,351 15,681 791,670
                    Solid waste management          294,294 40,149 254,145
                    Other charges          671,615 457,759 213,856
               Miscellaneous general revenue               4,239,685 3,153,942 1,085,743
                    Interest earnings          1,719,139 1,207,824 511,315
                    Special assessments          30,194 21,505 8,689
                    Sale of property          33,713 110 33,603
                    Other general revenue          2,456,639 1,924,503 532,136
                    Other than general revenue          6,052,642 5,702,069 531,124
Utility revenue                    889,996 365,792 524,204
     Water supply               453,003 19,885 433,118
     Electric power               75,480 0 75,480
     Gas supply               0 0 0
     Transit               361,513 345,907 15,606
Liquor store revenue                    0 0 0
Insurance trust revenue                    5,162,646 5,336,277 6,920
     Unemployment compensation               1,799,562 1,799,562 0
     Employee retirement               2,954,048 3,127,679 6,920
     Other insurance trust revenue               3,363,084 3,536,715 6,920
     
               Expenditure¹     42,573,018 29,316,217 21,424,272
By character and object:                       
     Intergovernmental expenditure¹               89,964 7,859,234 398,201
     Direct expenditure               42,483,054 21,456,983 21,026,071
          Current operation          31,047,347 13,496,190 17,551,157
          Capital outlay          4,095,778 2,160,051 1,935,727
               Construction     3,263,611 1,885,585 1,378,026
               Other     832,167 274,466 557,701
          Assistance and subsidies          791,882 210,140 581,742
          Interest on debt          2,338,219 1,394,755 943,464
          Insurance benefits and repayments          4,209,828 4,195,847 13,981
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages          13,795,288 4,285,141 9,510,147
Direct expenditure by function                    42,483,054 21,456,983 21,026,071
     Direct general expenditure               36,665,415 16,250,165 20,415,250
          Capital outlay          3,714,061 1,891,399 1,822,662
          Other direct general expenditure          32,951,354 14,358,766 18,592,588
          Education services:             
               Education     11,616,451 2,468,810 9,147,641
                    Elementary and secondary education 9,118,875 421,964 8,696,911
                    Other education 2,497,576 2,046,846 450,730
               Libraries     201,608 5,278 196,330
          Social services and income maintenance:             
               Public welfare     5,853,188 4,778,824 1,074,364
                    Cash assistance payments 581,742 0 581,742
                    Vendor payments 4,341,514 4,301,168 40,346
                    Other public welfare 929,932 477,656 452,276
               Hospitals     1,111,696 845,991 265,705
               Health     627,615 402,629 224,986
               Social insurance administration     93,981 93,981 0
               Veterans' services     3,360 3,360 0
          Transportation:             
               Highways     2,583,940 1,835,044 748,896
               Air transportation (airports)     10,589 0 10,589
               Parking facilities     36,497 0 36,497
               Water transport and terminals     11,987 11,221 766
               Transit subsidies     2,080 0 2,080
          Public safety:             
               Police protection     1,548,027 203,716 1,344,311
               Fire protection     465,284 0 465,284
               Correction     924,873 590,599 334,274
               Protective inspection and regulation     285,672 217,685 67,987
          Environment and housing:             
               Natural resources     199,395 189,537 9,858
               Parks and recreation     517,716 228,305 289,411
               Housing and community development     425,337 142,979 282,358
               Sewerage     1,045,305 6,716 1,038,589
               Solid waste management     866,869 98,608 768,261
          Governmental administration:             
               Financial administration     573,696 278,788 294,908
               Judicial 649,279 251,167 398,112
                Legislative 51,302 51,302 0
               General public buildings     286,866 45,277 241,589
               Other government administration     290,295 55,374 234,921
          Interest on general debt          2,256,401 1,385,961 870,440
          General expenditure, n.e.c             
               Miscellaneous commercial activities     0 0 0
               Other and unallocable     4,126,106 2,059,013 2,067,093
     Utilities               1,607,811 1,010,971 596,840
               Capital outlay     381,717 268,652 113,065
          Water supply          537,235 40,279 496,956
          Electric power          71,501 0 71,501
          Gas supply          33 0 33
          Transit          999,042 970,692 28,350
     Liquor store expenditure               0 0 0
     Insurance trust               4,209,828 4,195,847 13,981
          Unemployment compensation          2,254,230 2,254,230 0
          Employee retirement          1,583,637 1,569,656 13,981
          Other insurance trust          371,961 371,961 0
     
               Debt outstanding     34,943,641 19,786,201 15,157,440
Long-term                    33,348,760 19,771,722 13,577,038
     Full faith and credit               10,462,427 3,316,391 7,146,036
     Nonguaranteed               22,886,333 16,455,331 6,431,002
Short-term                    1,594,881 14,479 1,580,402
Long-term debt by purpose                       
     Education               2,819,097 1,223,150 1,595,947
     Utilities               1,341,835 353,864 987,971
     Other               30,782,709 18,209,187 12,573,522
Long-term debt issued                    7,520,239 5,194,939 2,325,300
Long-term debt retired                    5,965,748 4,403,775 1,561,973
Exhibit: Change in total debt during year                    1,341,107 788,389 552,718
     
               Cash and security holdings     53,955,222 44,421,052 9,534,170
Insurance trust funds                    28,885,183 28,820,003 65,180
     By purpose:                  
          Unemployment compensation          2,367,180 2,367,180 0
          Employee retirement          26,308,696 26,243,516 65,180
          Workers' compensation          73,898 73,898 0
          Miscellaneous          135,409 135,409 0
     By type (Employee retirement funds):                  
          Cash and deposits          23,029 31 22,998
          Securities          26,285,667 26,243,485 42,182
               Federal     874,430 861,824 12,606
               State and local government     0 0 0
               Nongovernment     25,411,237 25,381,661 29,576
Other than insurance trust funds                       
     By purpose               25,070,039 15,601,049 9,468,990
          Offsets to debt          12,467,244 10,522,867 1,944,377
          Bond funds          4,478,885 2,131,958 2,346,927
          Other          8,123,910 2,946,224 5,177,686
¹Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division


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