Township government · Cumberland County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Downe Township took in $5.0 million and spent $355 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes92%State tax money7.7%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

92%

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

Township taxes92%

Property tax
92%$4.6 million
Other taxes
0.4%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$388 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs62%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$220 thousand
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)$124 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$126 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Downe 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 Downe 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.