MIDDLESEX COUNTY finances
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MIDDLESEX COUNTY
County in New Jersey (Middlesex County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 861,418.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $461.3 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $235.8 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $19.9 million | U |
| From the federal government | $96.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $53.2 million | C |
| From local governments | $18.3 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $613.5 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $75.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $25.8 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $8.5 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $1.8 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $885.5 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $723.5 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $679.7 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General NEC | $120.5 million |
| Sewerage | $102.0 million |
| Higher Educ | $93.9 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $72.0 million |
| Welfare Insts | $59.2 million |
| Correction Insts | $50.6 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $39.7 million |
| Welfare NEC | $27.7 million |
| Judicial | $24.8 million |
| Police Protection | $24.5 million |
| Protective Inspection | $15.7 million |
| Parks & Rec | $11.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $11.6 million |
| Central Staff | $11.5 million |
| Health | $8.9 million |
| Regular Highways | $7.5 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.1 million |
| Parking | $113,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $688.3 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $150.6 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $159.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $679.7 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $394,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $368,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $516,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $510,000 |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $25.8 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $135,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $121,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $211,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $89.2 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $61.1 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $57.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $96.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $53.2 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $18.3 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $50.6 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $61.7 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $87.1 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $11.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $24.8 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $11.5 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.1 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $8.9 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $7.5 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $113,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $11.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $24.5 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $15.7 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $59.2 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $27.7 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $72.9 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $33.5 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $97.1 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $10.3 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $6.8 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $29.1 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $6.2 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $23.3 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $24.2 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $1.5 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $8.5 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $98,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $1.7 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $460.9 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $422,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $12.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $282,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $464,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.2 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $5.4 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 341023170104.