Township government · Essex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Belleville Township took in $63.6 million and spent $40.1 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 taxes90%Fees for services (water)8.1%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

90%

of Belleville Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes90%

Property tax
90%$57.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$171 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$100 thousand
  • Other licenses$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$5.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other1.9%

Fines
1.8%$1.1 million
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs7.8%Sent to other local governments7.0%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

56%

of Belleville Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
56%$22.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.1 million
  • Fire protection$8.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$959 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$84 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$7.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$690 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.0%$2.8 million
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$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$812 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$747 thousand
  • Libraries$65 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$797 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$797 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$549 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Belleville 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 Belleville 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.