Township government · Gloucester County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Greenwich Township took in $11.0 million and spent $12.3 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 taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%State tax money14%Fines and other11%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

23%

of East Greenwich 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 taxes50%

Property tax
45%$4.9 million
Other taxes
5.2%$566 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$528 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.6 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$98 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$783 thousand
Fines
4.3%$469 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt3.6%Roads, transit and parking2.8%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

30%

of East Greenwich 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%

Running the government and other costs
52%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$260 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$230 thousand
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$782 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$658 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$290 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$247 thousand
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$440 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$343 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$343 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$115 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$115 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Greenwich 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 East Greenwich 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.