Town Hall · Hoboken

Hoboken, NJ town hall & government

Hoboken spent $129.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,441 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Hoboken's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Hoboken

Ravinder BhallaMayorSince 2018 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Hoboken's money goes

Spent
$129.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,441
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$126 million
$2,374 per resident
Housing & development
$20.6 million16%
Police
$18.8 million14%
Roads & transportation
$17.4 million13%
Fire
$16.7 million13%
Parks & libraries
$7.6 million6%
Water & other utilities
$7.5 million6%
Sewer & trash
$5.4 million4%
Administration & buildings
$3.5 million3%
Interest on debt
$2.7 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.5 million1%
Health & welfare
$584,000<1%
Other
$27.5 million21%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 41%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • From the federal government 22%
  • From the state 5%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hoboken

Full-time staff
649
113 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$89,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
135
and 117 full-time firefighters
Police
150 full-time33 part
Fire
132 full-time4 part
Housing & development
73 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
31 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
20 full-time25 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
24 full-time
Sewer & trash
14 full-time8 part
Health & welfare
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Other
192 full-time24 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hoboken City School District

Hoboken's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,500
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
3,531
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Jersey districts overall: 48% local, 46% state, 6% federal

  • Local 58%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $23,500 per pupil, $12,930 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Hoboken pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$895,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Hoboken's government

🏛️ Official websitehobokennj.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hoboken →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hoboken

Hoboken is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Robert Menendez. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Hoboken's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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