OCEAN COUNTY finances
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OCEAN COUNTY
County in New Jersey (Ocean County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 655,735.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $428.7 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $49.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $15.8 million | U |
| From the federal government | $24.4 million | B |
| From the state government | $23.9 million | C |
| From local governments | $21.8 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $445.5 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $42.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $16.9 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $6.9 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $50,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $564.1 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $512.1 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $472.5 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General NEC | $140.6 million |
| Higher Educ | $78.9 million |
| Libraries | $49.2 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $45.7 million |
| Regular Highways | $32.4 million |
| Correction Insts | $32.0 million |
| Police Protection | $31.9 million |
| Judicial | $19.0 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $11.8 million |
| Health | $9.2 million |
| Welfare NEC | $7.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $7.0 million |
| Central Staff | $6.3 million |
| Sewerage | $6.0 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $2.9 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $2.8 million |
| Parks & Rec | $2.2 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $897,000 |
| Protective Inspection | $842,000 |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $575,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $460.9 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $53.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $41.8 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $472.5 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $185,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $3.2 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $265,000 |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $1.4 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $27.9 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $145,000 |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $45,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $2.7 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $13.7 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $24.4 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $23.9 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $21.8 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $32.0 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $45.5 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $2.7 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $73.5 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $7.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $897,000 |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $19.0 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $6.3 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $9.4 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $9.2 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $29.1 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $2.8 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $49.2 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $2.2 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $31.9 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $842,000 |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $7.9 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $6.0 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $575,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $109.4 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $217,000 |
| F16 | Higher Education-Aux-Constr | $213,000 |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $5.3 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $2.4 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $3.3 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $31.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $16.9 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $6.9 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $50,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $428.7 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $10.0 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.9 million |
| U40 | Rents | $1.1 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $284,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $1.5 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 341029109044.