Township government · Sussex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Byram Township took in $12.3 million and spent $8.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%State tax money7.6%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money3.4%Fees for services (sewer)2.5%

What stands out

80%

of Byram Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes80%

Property tax
80%$9.9 million
Other taxes
0.6%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$64 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$306 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$306 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$415 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$937 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$716 thousand
Fines
0.2%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Sent to other local governments1.7%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

11%

of Byram Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$3.4 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$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$633 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$352 thousand
  • Government buildings$221 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$202 thousand
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$929 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$744 thousand
  • Sewer systems$185 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$149 thousand
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$149 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$87 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Byram 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 Byram 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.