Township government · Gloucester County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Deptford Township took in $61.5 million and spent $42.8 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 taxes51%Fees for services (sewer)41%State tax money4.9%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

41%

of Deptford 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 taxes51%

Property tax
49%$30.3 million
Other taxes
2.1%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$799 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$238 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$215 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$25.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$23.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$3.0 million

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%$41 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Fines
2.3%$1.4 million
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Roads, transit and parking3.2%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

51%

of Deptford 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
51%$21.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$19.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$8.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$8.5 million
  • Government buildings$301 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$7.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$440 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$368 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$380 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$594 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$573 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$21 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$423 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$311 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$112 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$160 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$160 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Deptford 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 Deptford 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.