MERCER COUNTY finances
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MERCER COUNTY
County in New Jersey (Mercer County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 380,688.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $283.9 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $103.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $10.9 million | U |
| From the federal government | $21.3 million | B |
| From the state government | $38.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $57.1 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $409.3 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $69.0 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $23.4 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $4.0 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $101,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $515.3 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $505.8 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $807.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General NEC | $122.9 million |
| Higher Educ | $86.1 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $79.7 million |
| Correction Insts | $36.0 million |
| Judicial | $33.7 million |
| Welfare NEC | $30.9 million |
| Police Protection | $25.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $19.1 million |
| Regular Highways | $9.2 million |
| Air Trans | $8.2 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $6.2 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $5.7 million |
| Health | $5.5 million |
| Financial Adm | $5.3 million |
| Central Staff | $3.4 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.1 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $340,000 |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $42,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $585.9 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $200.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $160.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $626.3 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $102.8 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $181.3 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $6.9 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $89,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $3.5 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $7.2 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $1.8 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $30.9 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $99,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $10.6 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $31.1 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $11.3 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $21.3 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $38.6 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $57.1 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $8.2 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $36.0 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $75.4 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $340,000 |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $71.5 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $5.3 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $33.7 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $3.4 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $5.7 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $5.5 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $9.2 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $42,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $19.1 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $25.0 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.1 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $30.9 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $6.2 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $72.7 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $4.3 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $14.6 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $50.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $23.4 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $4.0 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $101,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $283.9 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $852,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $7.1 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $1.2 million |
| U40 | Rents | $324,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $1.4 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 341021170103.