Township government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bethlehem Township took in $16.5 million and spent $901 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes95%State tax money3.2%Federal tax money1.2%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

95%

of Bethlehem Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes95%

Property tax
95%$15.7 million

Federal tax money1.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.2%$202 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$530 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Fines
<0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Health and hospitals6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Interest on debt1.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$455 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$210 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$143 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$343 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$193 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$150 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.8%$61 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bethlehem Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Bethlehem 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.