Township government · Salem County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alloway Township took in $10.0 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes89%State tax money4.3%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services (sewer)3.3%

What stands out

88%

of Alloway Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes89%

Property tax
88%$8.8 million
Other taxes
0.3%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and public utility licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$331 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$331 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$435 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$373 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Interest on debt5.6%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$611 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$318 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$136 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$122 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$331 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$177 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$154 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$297 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$297 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$89 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alloway 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 Alloway 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.