Township government · Camden County, NJ

Cherry Hill Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cherry Hill Township took in $75.2 million and spent $58.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes82%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)8.7%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other1.4%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

15%

of Cherry Hill Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 1.3%.

Township taxes82%

Property tax
66%$50.0 million
Other taxes
15%$11.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$9.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$966 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$680 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Road charges$367 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$5.7 million

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$577 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%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$648 thousand
Fines
0.5%$381 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Interest on debt7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Roads, transit and parking5.0%

What stands out

19%

of Cherry Hill Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$19.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$17.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$914 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$17.8 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$14.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$550 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$11.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.8 million
  • Sewer systems$5.2 million
Interest on debt
7.4%$4.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$428 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cherry Hill Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Cherry Hill 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.