Township government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Denville Township took in $28.5 million and spent $21.4 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 taxes68%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Fines and other2.2%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

30%

of Denville Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes68%

Property tax
64%$18.1 million
Other taxes
4.3%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Water$3.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Road charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$60 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$627 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs6.2%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

35%

of Denville 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$7.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Fire protection$726 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$555 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$283 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$561 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$458 thousand
  • Government buildings$302 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$441 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$426 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$361 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$361 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Denville 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 Denville 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.