CAPE MAY COUNTY finances
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CAPE MAY COUNTY
County in New Jersey (Cape May County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 95,634.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $185.4 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $102.2 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $18.1 million | U |
| From the federal government | $17.4 million | B |
| From the state government | $12.3 million | C |
| From local governments | $14.4 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $216.0 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $77.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $5.8 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $10,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $349.8 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $298.9 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $255.1 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $50.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $39.3 million |
| Regular Highways | $37.7 million |
| Sewerage | $26.3 million |
| Police Protection | $22.5 million |
| Central Staff | $20.9 million |
| General NEC | $17.2 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $15.2 million |
| Libraries | $11.7 million |
| Hospitals | $11.3 million |
| Welfare Insts | $11.1 million |
| Correction Insts | $11.0 million |
| Health | $5.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $4.8 million |
| Judicial | $3.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $1.7 million |
| Transit Utilities | $1.5 million |
| Correction NEC | $531,000 |
| Water Utilities | $235,000 |
| Local Fire Protection | $226,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $4,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $177.7 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $92.8 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $15.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $255.1 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $229,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $647,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $6.7 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $9.5 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $3.1 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $41.8 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $19.1 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $20.9 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $369,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $17.4 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $12.3 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $14.4 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $11.0 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $531,000 |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $45.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $1.7 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $226,000 |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $3.9 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $20.9 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $5.3 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $5.2 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $11.3 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $4.9 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $11.7 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $4,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $4.8 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $22.5 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $11.1 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $23.4 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $14.1 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $16.5 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $173,000 |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $1.5 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $5.7 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $34.0 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $32.7 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $2.9 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $1.1 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $690,000 |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $62,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $5.8 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $10,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $185.4 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $419,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $11.6 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $6.1 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 341009170099.