OCEAN COUNTY finances
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OCEAN COUNTY
County in New Jersey (Ocean County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 614,237.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $398.7 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $52.7 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $17.6 million | U |
| From the federal government | $55.5 million | B |
| From the state government | $65.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $18.8 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $446.2 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $18.9 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $2.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $16.0 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $662,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $608.8 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $483.6 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $7.8 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General NEC | $117.4 million |
| Higher Educ | $77.8 million |
| Welfare NEC | $65.2 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $48.7 million |
| Libraries | $35.1 million |
| Regular Highways | $25.0 million |
| Correction Insts | $24.1 million |
| Police Protection | $17.1 million |
| Judicial | $14.2 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $9.0 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.2 million |
| Financial Adm | $6.1 million |
| Parks & Rec | $5.2 million |
| Central Staff | $4.6 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $2.8 million |
| Health | $2.3 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.9 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $458,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $424,000 |
| Air Trans | $123,000 |
| Sewerage | $81,000 |
| Transit Utilities | $56,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $8.6 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $818,000 |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $7.8 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $302,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $187,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $3.8 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $192,000 |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $5.9 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $26.4 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $266,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.2 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $4,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $14.5 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $55.5 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $65.6 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $18.8 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $57,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $24.1 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $42.7 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $9.0 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $74.1 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $5.7 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $458,000 |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $14.2 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $4.6 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $6.4 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $2.3 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $18.8 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.9 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $35.1 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $424,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $4.8 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $17.1 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $65.2 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $2.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $116.6 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $56,000 |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $66,000 |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $15,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $6.0 million |
| F16 | Higher Education-Aux-Constr | $25,000 |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $3.7 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $431,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $879,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $6.2 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $48,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $465,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $81,000 |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $103,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $864,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $2.7 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $16.0 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $617,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $45,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $398.7 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $41,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $446,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $3.7 million |
| U40 | Rents | $522,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $9.6 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $3.2 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 341029109044.