Township government · Warren County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blairstown Township took in $2.2 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes85%State tax money7.7%Fees for services (water)7.3%

What stands out

7.3%

of Blairstown 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 taxes85%

Property tax
85%$1.9 million

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$162 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$162 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$171 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt3.9%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

46%

of Blairstown Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$703 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$703 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$503 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)$275 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$164 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$265 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$265 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blairstown 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 Blairstown 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.