Township government · Burlington County, NJ

Edgewater Park Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Edgewater Park Township took in $10.9 million and spent $10.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%Fees for services (sewer)17%State tax money15%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

17%

of Edgewater Park Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes63%

Property tax
62%$6.8 million
Other taxes
0.4%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.6 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$528 thousand
Fines
1.1%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments5.0%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

18%

of Edgewater Park Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$874 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$498 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$260 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$276 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$266 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$215 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
5.0%$527 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$527 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$161 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Edgewater Park 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 Edgewater Park 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.