Township government · Burlington County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Burlington Township took in $39.3 million and spent $29.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes37%Fines and other35%Fees for services (sewer, water)17%State tax money11%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

32%

of Burlington 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 taxes37%

Property tax
35%$13.9 million
Other taxes
1.6%$633 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$535 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$77 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.8 million
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$4.2 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$182 thousand

Fines and other35%

Interest, rents and other
32%$12.5 million
Fines
3.3%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

29%

of Burlington 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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$10.5 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$8.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$865 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$650 thousand
  • Government buildings$185 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$480 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$347 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$719 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$719 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$580 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$103 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Burlington 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 Burlington 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.