Township government · Somerset County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bridgewater Township took in $62.1 million and spent $38.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%Fines and other25%Fees for services (sewer)19%State tax money10%Federal tax money3.7%

What stands out

25%

of Bridgewater 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 taxes43%

Property tax
41%$25.2 million
Other taxes
2.0%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$11.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$11.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$2.3 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$6.3 million

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$15.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs28%Interest on debt4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

29%

of Bridgewater Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$13.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$12.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$189 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$11.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$11.1 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$10.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.5 million
  • Government buildings$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$550 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$978 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$865 thousand
  • Libraries$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$500 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$500 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$428 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$428 thousand
Social services
0.2%$73 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater 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.