Township government · Union County, NJ

Berkeley Heights Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Berkeley Heights Township took in $20.8 million and spent $18.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes86%State tax money7.0%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (sewer)2.7%

What stands out

80%

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

Township taxes86%

Property tax
80%$16.6 million
Other taxes
5.9%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$996 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$220 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$555 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$529 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$1.5 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$662 thousand
Fines
1.2%$249 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

43%

of Berkeley Heights Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$7.8 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$6.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$488 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$463 thousand
  • Government buildings$148 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$405 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$393 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$321 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$300 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$319 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$562 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$88 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$88 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Berkeley Heights 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 Berkeley Heights 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.