Township government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alexandria Township took in $2.1 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes89%Federal tax money11%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Alexandria Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes89%

Property tax
89%$1.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$222 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt5.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

18%

of Alexandria Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$885 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$353 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$277 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$209 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$477 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$266 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$172 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$142 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$29 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alexandria 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 Alexandria 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.