Township government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Berlin Township took in $11.2 million and spent $9.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%Fees for services (sewer)9.3%State tax money9.2%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

9.3%

of Berlin Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes78%

Property tax
75%$8.4 million
Other taxes
3.1%$351 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$262 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$83 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$1.0 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$52 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Fines
2.2%$249 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt8.2%Roads, transit and parking2.3%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

12%

of Berlin Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$4.3 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$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$307 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$269 thousand
  • Government buildings$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$284 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$158 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$670 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$482 thousand
Interest on debt
8.2%$763 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$216 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$216 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$145 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$104 thousand
  • Libraries$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Berlin Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Berlin 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.