Township government · Ocean County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barnegat Township took in $16.4 million and spent $31.6 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 taxes77%Fees for services (water)18%State tax money2.8%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

10%

of Barnegat Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Township taxes77%

Property tax
68%$11.1 million
Other taxes
9.8%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$94 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$463 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$201 thousand
Fines
0.8%$128 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking1.7%Interest on debt1.3%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

28%

of Barnegat 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%

Running the government and other costs
39%$12.5 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$10.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$378 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$317 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$9.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$4.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$8.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$8.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$491 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$180 thousand
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$535 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$535 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$404 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$265 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$265 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barnegat 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 Barnegat 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.