Township government · Middlesex County, NJ

East Brunswick Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Brunswick Township took in $89.8 million and spent $75.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%County and local tax money19%State tax money4.6%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

19%

of East Brunswick Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes50%

Property tax
49%$44.1 million
Other taxes
1.1%$951 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$561 thousand
  • Other licenses$258 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$21.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$12.1 million
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parking$890 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$4.2 million

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$17.1 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Health and hospitals16%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries12%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

16%

of East Brunswick Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$22.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$10.0 million
  • Sewer systems$6.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$16.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$14.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$652 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$11.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.8 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$9.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$660 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$8.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.5 million
  • Libraries$3.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking
  • Parking$3.7 million
Interest on debt
3.8%$2.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$231 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$207 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$207 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Brunswick 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 East Brunswick 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.