Township government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chatham Township took in $20.2 million and spent $17.9 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 taxes79%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)12%State tax money4.4%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

75%

of Chatham Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes79%

Property tax
75%$15.1 million
Other taxes
3.9%$789 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$782 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$198 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$879 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$171 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$668 thousand
Fines
0.5%$110 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

17%

of Chatham 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%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.8 million
  • Government buildings$676 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$602 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$292 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$390 thousand
  • Fire protection$332 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$327 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$451 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$520 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$376 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$180 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$180 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chatham 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 Chatham 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.