Township government · Ocean County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Berkeley Township took in $66.9 million and spent $108 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, hospital bills)18%Fines and other14%State tax money7.8%

What stands out

13%

of Berkeley Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes61%

Property tax
59%$39.7 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$594 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$302 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$265 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$11.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; hospital bills and 2 more
  • Sewer$10.1 million
  • Hospital bills$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$361 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$5.2 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$8.8 million
Fines
0.4%$290 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

40%

of Berkeley Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$43.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$43.8 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$24.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$22.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$18.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$14.4 million
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$781 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$15.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$9.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$450 thousand
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$450 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$166 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$166 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$107 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$107 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Berkeley Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Berkeley 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.