Township government · Burlington County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bordentown Township took in $15.8 million and spent $14.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%Fines and other38%State tax money5.6%Fees for services (hospital bills)1.8%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

37%

of Bordentown 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 taxes54%

Property tax
45%$7.2 million
Other taxes
8.2%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$722 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$354 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$146 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$56 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$280 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$280 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$883 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$153 thousand

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
37%$5.8 million
Fines
1.1%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%Interest on debt4.8%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

58%

of Bordentown Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
58%$8.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$946 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$384 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$193 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$838 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$838 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$780 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$780 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$685 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$434 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$434 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$206 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$206 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$145 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bordentown 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 Bordentown 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.