Township government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chester Township took in $21.4 million and spent $7.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%County and local tax money7.0%State tax money6.8%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

of Chester Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes80%

Property tax

80%$17.2 million

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government

1.9%$409 thousand

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state

6.8%$1.4 million

County and local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

7.0%$1.5 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other

3.9%$843 thousand

Fines

0.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Interest on debt4.9%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

34%

of Chester 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails

34%$2.6 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more

Police$2.1 million
Courts and legal services$240 thousand
Fire protection$225 thousand

Running the government and other costs

28%$2.1 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$1.2 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$570 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$318 thousand
Government buildings$61 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

22%$1.7 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$1.7 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

5.9%$444 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$444 thousand

Interest on debt

4.9%$364 thousand

Sent to other local governments

3.7%$275 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$275 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.5%$36 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$36 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.4%$30 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$30 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chester 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 Chester 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.