Township government · Burlington County, NJ

Bass River Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bass River Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other30%Township taxes30%State tax money28%County and local tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

17%

of Bass River Township's money comes from fines.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes30%

Property tax
26%$395 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$428 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$182 thousand

Fines and other30%

Fines
17%$262 thousand
Interest, rents and other
13%$195 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Housing and community development5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

54%

of Bass River Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$714 thousand
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$439 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$151 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$114 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$322 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$275 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$101 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$101 thousand
Housing and community development
5.9%$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$39 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bass River 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 Bass River 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.