Township government · Essex County, NJ

Cedar Grove Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cedar Grove Township took in $28.8 million and spent $25.9 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 taxes72%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)22%Fines and other3.4%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

22%

of Cedar Grove Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes72%

Property tax
71%$20.4 million
Other taxes
0.8%$244 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$200 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$5.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$222 thousand
  • Other service charges$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$904 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$824 thousand
Fines
0.5%$145 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

24%

of Cedar Grove 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
31%$8.0 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$5.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$456 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$818 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$549 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$394 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$365 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$297 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$297 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$78 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$78 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cedar Grove 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 Cedar Grove 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.