Township government · Somerset County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bedminster Township took in $12.7 million and spent $11.0 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 taxes85%State tax money6.1%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services (sewer)3.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

5.6%

of Bedminster Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes85%

Property tax
79%$10.1 million
Other taxes
5.6%$718 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$640 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$70 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$435 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$418 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$777 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$39 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$391 thousand
Fines
2.3%$292 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

34%

of Bedminster 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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$3.9 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$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$548 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$441 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$532 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$440 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$225 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$231 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$593 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$484 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$109 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$127 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$127 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$126 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bedminster 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 Bedminster 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.