Township government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Delaware Township took in $4.8 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes82%State tax money8.5%Fees for services (sewer, water)6.2%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

82%

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

Township taxes82%

Property tax
82%$4.0 million

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$303 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$197 thousand
  • Water$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$410 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$149 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Interest on debt3.8%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

34%

of Delaware 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%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$893 thousand
  • Fire protection$695 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$844 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$231 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$140 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$311 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$187 thousand
  • Water supply$124 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$186 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Delaware 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 Delaware 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.