Township government · Burlington County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chesterfield Township took in $5.2 million and spent $5.4 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 taxes82%State tax money7.2%Fees for services (sewer)6.4%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

6.3%

of Chesterfield Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes82%

Property tax
76%$3.9 million
Other taxes
6.3%$326 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$321 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$335 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$335 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$372 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$126 thousand
Fines
2.0%$103 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Interest on debt4.0%Sent to other local governments3.0%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

32%

of Chesterfield 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
48%$2.6 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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$290 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$193 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$430 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$196 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$483 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$483 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$217 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$160 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$160 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$131 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$101 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$101 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield 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.