Township government · Sussex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Andover Township took in $9.2 million and spent $6.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes93%State tax money3.4%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

93%

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

Township taxes93%

Property tax
93%$8.6 million
Other taxes
0.8%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$64 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$49 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$319 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$198 thousand
Fines
0.5%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Sent to other local governments1.8%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

38%

of Andover 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$339 thousand
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$2.2 million
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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$327 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$307 thousand
  • Government buildings$158 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$950 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$950 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$633 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$633 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$119 thousand
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$119 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$114 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$47 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$47 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Andover Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Andover 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.