Township government · Cumberland County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Commercial Township took in $9.2 million and spent $4.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%State tax money17%Fees for services3.8%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

78%

of Commercial Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes79%

Property tax
78%$7.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$348 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$348 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.6 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%Sent to other local governments1.7%Interest on debt0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

60%

of Commercial Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$127 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$194 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$194 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$80 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$80 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Commercial 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 Commercial 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.