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East Windsor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), East Windsor took in $99.5 million and spent $62.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other46%Town taxes35%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)3.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

46%

of East Windsor's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Town taxes35%

Property tax
35%$35.0 million
Other taxes
0.2%$241 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$241 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; school lunches and 6 more
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • School lunches$710 thousand
  • Housing$224 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$197 thousand
  • Other service charges$57 thousand
  • Other school charges$5 thousand
  • Transit fares$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
14%$14.3 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$610 thousand

Fines and other46%

Interest, rents and other
46%$45.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges57%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Roads, transit and parking3.3%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

57%

of East Windsor's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
57%$35.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$35.4 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$946 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$170 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$8.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$742 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$440 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$1.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.0 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$373 thousand
Social services
0.5%$320 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$320 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$314 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$132 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$132 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Windsor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of East Windsor itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.