Township government · Salem County, NJ

Carneys Point Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Carneys Point Township took in $5.1 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes96%County and local tax money3.6%

What stands out

96%

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

Township taxes96%

Property tax
96%$4.9 million
Other taxes
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$185 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Interest on debt8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%

What stands out

32%

of Carneys Point Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$750 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$750 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$521 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$377 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$144 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$157 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$157 thousand
Interest on debt
8.7%$142 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$59 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carneys Point 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 Carneys Point 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.