The U.S. Census Bureau
 
New Jersey State & Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1995-96
Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.
  NEW JERSEY
  State & local State & local  State  Local  Local
Description government government government government government
  amount1 CV amount amount1 CV
  1 2 3 4 5
 Population (July 1996, in thousands) 7,988 (X) 7,988 7,988 (X)
 Personal Income (Calendar year 1995, in millions)  237,155 (X) 237,155 237,155 (X)
         
 Revenue1 53,661,289 0.53 35,857,209 25,625,347 1.17
         
  General revenue1 43,693,889 0.65 26,614,948 24,900,208 1.21
         
Intergovernmental revenue1 6,712,617 0.38 6,663,301 7,870,587 1.59
     From Federal Government 6,712,617 0.38 6,423,761 288,856 8.76
     From State government (1) (X) - 7,581,731 1.63
     From local governments1 (1) (X) 239,540 (1) (X)
         
General revenue from own sources   36,981,272 0.78 19,951,647 17,029,621 1.69
    Taxes   27,449,365 0.89 14,384,897 13,064,464 1.88
          Property 12,815,380 1.81 2,770 12,812,610 1.81
          Sales and gross receipts   7,394,057 0.19 7,363,746 30,307 46.21
               General sales   4,318,373 0.00 4,318,373 - 0.00
               Selective sales 3,075,684 0.46 3,045,373 30,307 46.21
                    Motor fuel 461,045 0.00 461,045 - 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 75,162 0.00 75,158 - 0.00
                    Tobacco products 251,500 0.00 251,500 - 0.00
                    Public utilities   1,449,738 0.97 1,435,103 14,635 95.66
                    Other selective sales   838,239 0.06 822,567 15,672 3.15
          Individual income   4,759,256 0.00 4,733,786 25,470 0.00
          Corporate income   1,155,270 0.00 1,155,270 - 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   394,408 0.00 394,350 58 0.00
          Other taxes   930,994 1.08 734,975 196,019 5.12
         
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   9,531,907 1.08 5,566,750 3,965,157 2.59
          Current charges   5,054,144 1.06 2,528,731 2,525,413 2.12
               Education   1,303,686 0.52 886,469 417,217 1.62
                    Institutions  of higher education   1,119,377 0.07 869,324 250,053 0.31
                    School lunch sales (gross) 134,230 2.53 - 134,230 2.53
               Hospitals   491,899 0.00 268,680 223,219 0.00
               Highways   699,457 1.99 558,806 140,651 9.88
               Air transportation (airports)   5,664 9.19 - 5,664 9.19
               Parking facilities   40,876 6.07 - 40,876 6.07
               Sea and inland port facilities   14,845 0.00 14,508 337 0.00
               Natural resources   25,623 0.00 24,132 1,491 0.00
               Parks and recreation   311,156 1.75 223,501 87,655 6.23
               Housing and community development   68,310 3.33 12,882 55,428 4.10
               Sewerage   1,015,762 4.34 15,431 1,000,331 4.41
               Solid waste management   317,307 2.65 48,980 268,327 3.13
               Other charges   759,559 2.03 475,342 284,217 5.41
         
          Miscellaneous general revenue   4,477,763 1.99 3,038,019 1,439,744 6.18
               Interest earnings   1,802,819 0.98 1,267,933 534,886 3.32
               Special assessments   4,736 17.69 - 4,736 17.69
               Sale of property   38,593 43.05 4,331 34,262 48.50
               Other general revenue   2,631,615 3.21 1,765,755 865,860 9.75
         
Utility revenue 1,164,444 2.79 446,687 717,757 4.53
     Water supply   607,724 5.35 26,353 581,371 5.60
     Electric power   89,193 0.00 - 89,193 0.00
     Gas supply   - 0.00 - - 0.00
     Transit   467,527 0.14 420,334 47,193 1.36
         
Liquor store revenue   - 0.00 - - 0.00
         
Insurance trust revenue          
     Unemployment compensation   2,196,695 0.00 2,196,695 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   6,046,426 0.00 6,039,044 7,382 0.00
     Workers' compensation   172,365 0.00 172,365 - 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   387,470 0.00 387,470 - 0.00
         
 Expenditure1 49,032,232 0.52 32,314,887 24,761,362 1.04
         
By character and object:        
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 59,626 0.00 7,771,309 332,334 0.89
     Direct expenditure   48,972,606 0.52 24,543,578 24,429,028 1.05
          Current operations   36,380,706 0.56 15,700,489 20,680,217 0.98
          Capital outlay   4,335,965 3.30 2,242,394 2,093,571 6.83
               Construction   3,427,299 3.96 1,938,853 1,488,446 9.12
               Other capital outlay   908,666 3.82 303,541 605,125 5.73
         
          Assistance and subsidies   1,004,408 0.19 406,367 598,041 0.33
          Interest on debt   2,380,345 0.84 1,336,889 1,043,456 1.93
          Insurance benefits and repayments 4,871,182 0.00 4,857,439 13,743 0.00
          Exhibit: salaries & wages   16,575,786 0.49 4,716,106 11,859,680 0.68
         
Direct expenditure by function 48,972,606 0.52 24,543,578 24,429,028 1.05
     Direct general expenditure   42,022,195 0.62 18,263,707 23,758,488 1.09
          Capital outlay   3,679,627 3.87 1,683,062 1,996,565 7.12
          Other direct general expenditure    38,342,568 0.55 16,580,645 21,761,923 0.96
         
          Education services:        
               Education   14,576,266 1.55 2,986,171 11,590,095 1.95
                    Capital outlay   1,133,533 12.20 246,131 887,402 15.58
                         Higher education   2,629,079 0.13 2,031,978 597,101 0.57
                              Capital outlay   247,156 1.36 216,589 30,567 10.98
                         Elementary & secondary education   11,369,944 1.99 376,950 10,992,994 2.06
                              Capital outlay   883,115 15.66 26,280 856,835 16.14
                         Other education   577,243 0.00 577,243 - 0.00
               Libraries   222,622 1.89 9,298 213,324 1.98
         
          Social services and income maintenance:        
               Public welfare   7,095,234 1.00 5,848,443 1,246,791 5.67
                    Cash assistance payments 598,041 0.33 - 598,041 0.33
                    Vendor payments   5,125,254 0.05 5,067,878 57,376 4.57
                    Other public welfare   1,371,939 5.15 780,565 591,374 11.94
               Hospitals   1,238,630 0.00 928,044 310,586 0.00
                    Capital outlay   44,862 0.00 40,171 4,691 0.00
               Health   782,624 0.61 527,613 255,011 1.87
               Social insurance administration    101,680 0.00 101,680 - 0.00
               Veterans' services   4,887 0.00 4,887 - 0.00
         
          Transportation:        
               Highways   2,575,909 1.40 1,732,861 843,048 4.27
                    Capital outlay   1,472,847 1.49 1,175,913 296,934 7.39
               Air transportation (airports) 19,810 3.09 9,783 10,027 6.11
               Parking facilities   25,026 4.30 - 25,026 4.30
               Sea and inland port facilities   25,469 0.00 20,917 4,552 0.00
               Transit subsidies   1,951 13.84 - 1,951 13.84
         
          Public safety:        
               Police protection   1,797,338 1.76 239,359 1,557,979 2.03
               Fire protection   583,975 5.74 - 583,975 5.74
               Correction   1,126,360 0.17 771,161 355,199 0.53
                    Capital outlay   12,876 0.00 9,889 2,987 0.00
               Protective inspection and regulation   265,933 1.37 191,766 74,167 4.93
         
          Environment and housing:        
               Natural resources   136,038 0.09 121,651 14,387 0.88
                    Capital outlay   23,169 0.00 17,055 6,114 0.00
               Parks and recreation   703,906 1.80 377,338 326,568 3.88
                    Capital outlay   208,313 4.01 116,041 92,272 9.06
               Housing and community development    462,071 3.52 157,365 304,706 5.34
               Sewerage   987,203 3.31 16,278 970,925 3.36
                    Capital outlay   167,697 10.31 46 167,651 10.32
               Solid waste management   854,355 3.56 123,293 731,062 4.16
                    Capital outlay   62,213 36.35 558 61,655 36.68
         
          Governmental administration:        
               Financial administration   706,095 4.28 344,413 361,682 8.36
               Judicial and legal   976,046 0.64 437,360 538,686 1.15
               General public buildings 290,169 4.64 34,723 255,446 5.27
               Other governmental administration    357,257 1.79 103,955 253,302 2.52
          Interest on general debt   2,312,455 0.81 1,328,706 983,749 1.91
         
          General expenditure, n.e.c.        
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - 0.00 - - 0.00
               Other and unallocable   3,792,886 1.59 1,846,642 1,946,244 3.10
         
     Utility expenditure 2,079,229 1.51 1,422,432 656,797 4.78
               Capital outlay   656,338 1.28 559,332 97,006 8.64
          Water supply   587,901 5.34 25,804 562,097 5.59
          Electric power   43,470 1.30 - 43,470 1.30
          Gas supply   638 72.16 - 638 72.16
          Transit   1,447,220 0.08 1,396,628 50,592 2.21
         
     Liquor store expenditure   - 0.00 - - 0.00
         
     Insurance trust expenditure 4,871,182 0.00 4,857,439 13,743 0.00
          Unemployment compensation   2,043,318 0.00 2,043,318 - 0.00
          Employee retirement   2,397,330 0.00 2,383,587 13,743 0.00
          Workers' compensation   105,565 0.00 105,565 - 0.00
          Other insurance trust   324,969 0.00 324,969 - 0.00
         
 Debt outstanding   41,629,710 1.52 25,601,576 16,028,134 3.96
         
Short-term    1,471,616 6.98 6,111 1,465,505 7.01
Long-term    40,158,094 1.54 25,595,465 14,562,629 4.25
     Full faith and credit   13,103,084 2.95 3,688,361 9,414,723 4.11
     Nonguaranteed   27,055,010 1.83 21,907,104 5,147,906 9.62
         
Long-term debt by purpose        
     Public debt for private purposes   11,721,827 3.77 10,743,299 978,528 45.21
     Education   4,254,808 7.10 1,679,559 2,575,249 11.73
     Utilities   918,847 14.82 179,730 739,117 18.43
     Other   23,262,612 1.26 12,992,877 10,269,735 2.85
Long-term debt issued   4,893,770 3.02 3,853,461 1,040,309 14.19
Long-term debt retired   4,407,869 3.09 3,005,850 1,402,019 9.72
         
 Cash and security holdings   67,703,967 0.40 57,091,423 10,612,544 2.53
         
Insurance trust funds   37,025,301 0.00 36,959,378 65,923 0.00
     Unemployment compensation    2,151,998 0.00 2,151,998 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   34,554,908 0.00 34,488,985 65,923 0.00
     Workers' compensation   167,834 0.00 167,834 - 0.00
     Miscellaneous   150,561 0.00 150,561 - 0.00
         
Other than insurance trust funds   30,678,666 0.88 20,132,045 10,546,621 2.55
     By purpose        
          Offsets to debt   14,087,973 0.38 12,099,229 1,988,744 2.68
          Bond funds   3,606,302 4.59 1,797,001 1,809,301 9.15
          Other   12,984,391 1.69 6,235,815 6,748,576 3.24
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: Internet table. Population Estimates Program, released December 30, 1996.
Personal income source: Survey of Current Business (August 1996) BEA.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division


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