The U.S. Census Bureau
 
 
New Jersey State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1996-97
(Thousand dollars. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. 
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, 1996, in thousands) 8,008 8,008 8,008
Personal Income (Calendar year 1996, in millions) 246,659 246,659 246,659
       
Revenue¹ 53,524,622 36,068,436 25,346,587
       
General revenue¹ 43,801,215 26,944,683 24,746,933
       
Intergovernmental revenue¹ 6,398,466 6,362,916 7,925,951
From Federal Government 6,398,466 5,989,056 409,410
From State government (¹) (X) 7,516,541
From local governments¹ (X) 373,860 (X)
       
General revenue from own sources 37,402,749 20,581,767 16,820,982
Taxes   27,403,361 14,414,778 12,988,583
Property 12,778,298 2,540 12,775,758
Sales and gross receipts 7,217,079 7,192,382 24,697
General 4,415,428 4,415,428 -
Selective 2,801,651 2,776,954 24,697
Motor fuel 464,676 464,676 -
Alcoholic beverage 76,111 76,111 -
Tobacco products 249,586 249,586 -
Public utilities 1,161,935 1,161,544 391
Other 849,343 825,037 24,306
Individual income 4,853,036 4,825,411 27,625
Corporate income 1,263,979 1,263,979 0
Motor vehicle license 399,809 399,809 -
Other taxes 891,160 730,657 160,503
       
Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 9,999,388 6,166,989 3,832,399
Current charges 5,498,040 2,951,942 2,546,098
Education 1,438,467 999,855 438,612
Institutions of higher education 1,212,686 956,432 256,254
School lunch sales (gross) 142,567 - 142,567
Hospitals 469,767 284,975 184,792
Highways 661,531 570,969 90,562
Airports 3,050 - 3,050
Parking facilities 47,434 (X) 47,434
Water transport and terminals 14,066 13,967 99
       
Natural resources 30,655 25,293 5,362
Parks and recreation 321,770 220,350 101,420
Housing and community development 100,338 12,236 88,102
Sewerage 921,196 17,337 903,859
Solid waste management 448,425 45,697 402,728
Other charges 1,041,341 761,263 280,078
       
Miscellaneous general revenue 4,501,348 3,215,047 1,286,301
Interest earnings 1,758,204 1,269,270 488,934
Special assessments 9,686 - 9,686
Sale of property 62,074 1,683 60,391
Other general revenue 2,671,384 1,944,094 727,290
Other than general revenue 9,723,407 9,123,753 599,654
       
Utility revenue 1,056,308 468,704 587,604
Water supply 512,287 26,760 485,527
Electric power 86,497 - 86,497
Gas supply - - -
Transit   457,524 441,944 15,580
       
Liquor store revenue - - -
       
Insurance trust revenue 8,667,099 8,655,049 12,050
Unemployment compensation 2,028,575 2,028,575 -
Employee retirement 6,084,647 6,072,597 12,050
Other insurance trust revenue 553,877 553,877 (X)
       
Expenditure¹ 47,868,258 29,432,021 25,085,555
       
By character and object:      
Intergovernmental expenditure¹ 58,889 6,382,582 325,625
Direct expenditure 47,809,369 23,049,439 24,759,930
Current operation 35,196,242 14,283,691 20,912,551
Capital outlay 4,538,338 2,283,969 2,254,369
Construction 3,502,822 1,868,717 1,634,105
Other 1,035,516 415,252 620,264
       
Assistance and subsidies 886,917 281,949 604,968
Interest on debt 2,362,546 1,385,208 977,338
Insurance benefits and repayments 4,825,326 4,814,622 10,704
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 16,900,392 4,995,846 11,904,546
       
Direct expenditure by function 47,809,369 23,049,439 24,759,930
Direct general expenditure 40,873,000 16,673,170 24,199,830
Capital outlay 3,783,575 1,601,977 2,181,598
Other direct general expenditure 37,089,425 15,071,193 22,018,232
       
Education services:      
Education 15,013,065 3,278,022 11,735,043
Higher education 2,689,557 2,080,624 608,933
Elementary and secondary education 11,891,635 765,525 11,126,110
Other education 431,873 431,873 (X)
Libraries 241,098 3,403 237,695
     
Social services and income maintenance:      
Public welfare 5,242,992 4,032,652 1,210,340
Cash assistance payments 604,968 - 604,968
Vendor payments 3,324,183 3,262,725 61,458
Other public welfare 1,313,841 769,927 543,914
Hospitals 1,167,874 888,209 279,665
Health 973,994 692,965 281,029
Social insurance administration 85,526 85,526 -
Veterans' services 4,487 4,487 (X)
     
Transportation:      
Highways 2,462,190 1,535,449 926,741
Air transportation (airports) 3,385 197 3,188
Parking facilities 36,978 (X) 36,978
Water transport and terminals 15,463 15,093 370
Transit subsidies 1,532 - 1,532
     
Public safety:      
Police protection 1,763,319 233,626 1,529,693
Fire protection 582,440 - 582,440
Correction 1,255,491 892,747 362,744
Protective inspection and regulation 299,962 216,208 83,754
     
Environment and housing:      
Natural resources 202,421 184,649 17,772
Parks and recreation 722,325 367,837 354,488
Housing and community development 590,275 161,683 428,592
Sewerage 820,409 18,545 801,864
Solid waste management 979,784 125,666 854,118
     
Governmental administration:      
Financial administration 716,634 384,718 331,916
Judicial and legal 979,661 447,488 532,173
General public buildings 342,989 26,845 316,144
Other government administration 369,747 104,574 265,173
Interest on general debt 2,307,213 1,377,170 930,043
     
General expenditure, n.e.c      
Miscellaneous commercial activities - - -
Other and unallocable 3,691,746 1,595,411 2,096,335
     
Utilities 2,111,043 1,561,647 549,396
Capital outlay 754,763 681,992 72,771
Water supply 486,178 32,355 453,823
Electric power 67,594 - 67,594
Gas supply - - -
Transit 1,557,271 1,529,292 27,979
     
Liquor store expenditure - - -
     
Insurance trust 4,825,326 4,814,622 10,704
Unemployment compensation 1,727,520 1,727,520 -
Employee retirement 2,658,996 2,648,292 10,704
Other insurance trust 438,810 438,810 (X)
     
Debt outstanding 43,333,895 26,590,636 16,743,259
     
Long-term 42,026,408 26,543,538 15,482,870
Full faith and credit 13,681,975 3,437,450 10,244,525
Nonguaranteed 28,344,433 23,106,088 5,238,345
Short-term 1,307,487 47,098 1,260,389
     
Long-term debt by purpose      
Education 5,105,817 1,934,967 3,170,850
Utilities 863,133 165,534 697,599
Other 36,057,458 24,443,037 11,614,421
     
Long-term debt issued 3,561,896 2,078,521 1,483,375
Long-term debt retired 2,740,385 1,189,948 1,550,437
Exhibit: Change in total debt during year 1,012,441 929,560 82,881
     
Cash and security holdings 72,838,783 63,140,390 9,698,393
     
Insurance trust funds 42,965,737 42,915,951 49,786
By purpose:      
Unemployment compensation 2,128,946 2,128,946 -
Employee retirement 40,589,312 40,539,526 49,786
Workers' compensation 189,246 189,246 (X)
Miscellaneous 58,233 58,233 (X)
     
By type (Employee retirement funds):      
Cash and deposits 4,206 440 3,766
Securities 40,585,106 40,539,086 46,020
Federal 1,496,682 1,488,182 8,500
State and local government - - -
Nongovernment 39,088,424 39,050,904 37,520
     
Other than insurance trust funds 29,873,046 20,224,439 9,648,607
By purpose      
Offsets to debt 13,773,355 12,245,498 1,527,857
Bond funds 3,344,632 1,439,501 1,905,131
    Other   12,755,059 6,539,440 6,215,619
¹Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded; see text.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: January 18, 2001
Last revised: March 09 2001