Township government · Union County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clark Township took in $28.6 million and spent $34.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)13%Fines and other5.1%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

75%

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

Township taxes80%

Property tax
75%$21.5 million
Other taxes
4.5%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$922 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$185 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$75 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$51 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$298 thousand
  • Other service charges$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$518 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Fines
3.1%$875 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.1%$595 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

19%

of Clark 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%$12.5 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$10.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$769 thousand
  • Government buildings$469 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$10.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$616 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$474 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$526 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$853 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$396 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$171 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$171 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clark Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Clark 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.