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MIDDLESEX COUNTY finances

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY

County in New Jersey (Middlesex County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 822,736.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$433.4 millionT
Charges and fees$211.0 millionA
Other general revenue$4.7 millionU
From the federal government$113.3 millionB
From the state government$58.2 millionC
From local governments$17.2 millionD
Spending: current operations$546.6 millionE
Spending: construction$39.2 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$26.2 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$11.3 millionJ
Payments to other governments$1.8 millionL M Q S
General revenue$837.7 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$623.4 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$645.3 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
General NEC$104.9 million
Higher Educ$86.7 million
Sewerage$86.7 million
Elem Sec Educ$61.4 million
Welfare Insts$59.6 million
Welfare NEC$49.1 million
Solid Waste Mgt$32.7 million
Judicial$21.0 million
Police Protection$20.4 million
Correction Insts$15.7 million
Parks & Rec$12.0 million
Health$10.0 million
Regular Highways$7.6 million
Central Staff$7.3 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$7.0 million
Financial Adm$3.6 million
Protective Inspection$297,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$630.4 million
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$102.1 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$87.2 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$645.3 million
61VShort Term Debt O/S-Beginning$53,000
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$47,000
A10Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges$397,000
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$362,000
A18Higher Educ Tuition Charges$21.7 million
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$421,000
A80Sewerage Charges$83.8 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$64.1 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$40.2 million
B89Federal IG Other$113.3 million
C89State IG Other$58.2 million
D89Local IG Other$17.2 million
E04Correction Insts-Current Oper$15.7 million
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$56.3 million
E18Higher Educ Current Operation$79.7 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$3.6 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$21.0 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$7.3 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$7.0 million
E32Health-Current Operation$10.0 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$7.6 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$12.0 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$20.4 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$297,000
E77Welfare Insts-Curr Operation$59.6 million
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$49.1 million
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$63.2 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$29.1 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$104.9 million
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$5.1 million
F18Higher Educ Construction$7.0 million
F80Sewerage-Construction$23.5 million
F81Solid Waste Mgt-Construction$3.6 million
I89General Interest on Debt$26.2 million
J19Scholarships & Other Subsidies$11.3 million
L89General NEC-IG to State$98,000
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$1.7 million
T01Property Tax$433.4 million
U20Interest Earnings$97,000
U30Fines & Forfeits$815,000
U40Rents$444,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$1.2 million
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$2.1 million

Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (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 341023170104.