Township government · Ocean County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brick Township took in $148 million and spent $113 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money3.0%County and local tax money1.4%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

32%

of Brick Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Township taxes58%

Property tax
55%$82.0 million
Other taxes
2.6%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$3.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$473 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$47.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$20.6 million
  • Water$19.1 million
  • Other service charges$6.1 million
  • Housing$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$605 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$4.5 million

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$1.2 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$2.0 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$7.1 million
Fines
0.2%$332 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Sent to other local governments6.9%Housing and community development3.6%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

27%

of Brick Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$34.9 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$28.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$30.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$14.9 million
  • Sewer systems$8.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$28.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$25.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$817 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.9%$7.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7.8 million
Housing and community development
3.6%$4.0 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$3.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$517 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$517 thousand
Social services
0.2%$248 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$248 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$114 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$114 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brick Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Brick 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.