Township government · Somerset County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bernards Township took in $36.2 million and spent $25.6 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 taxes96%State tax money2.4%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

85%

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

Township taxes96%

Property tax
85%$30.7 million
Other taxes
11%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$3.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$872 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$868 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Fines
1.1%$414 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$274 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Roads, transit and parking9.2%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

22%

of Bernards Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$9.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$916 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$701 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$5.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.2 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$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$889 thousand
  • Government buildings$382 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$315 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bernards 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 Bernards 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.