Township government · Monmouth County, NJ

Aberdeen Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Aberdeen Township took in $31.1 million and spent $23.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)45%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money3.3%State tax money2.4%

What stands out

45%

of Aberdeen Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes46%

Property tax
43%$13.5 million
Other taxes
2.2%$679 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$402 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$252 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$14.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$6.5 million
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Parking$207 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.3%$1.0 million

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$759 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.0 million
Fines
0.3%$108 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Interest on debt6.1%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

38%

of Aberdeen Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$8.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$500 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$632 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$438 thousand
  • Government buildings$263 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$843 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$717 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$151 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Parking$188 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$89 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$89 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Aberdeen Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Aberdeen Township 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.