Township government · Atlantic County, NJ

Egg Harbor Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Egg Harbor Township took in $38.6 million and spent $32.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%Fees for services13%Fines and other5.2%State tax money5.1%

What stands out

11%

of Egg Harbor Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Township taxes77%

Property tax
66%$25.5 million
Other taxes
11%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$184 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$2.0 million

Fines and other5.2%

Fines
3.2%$1.2 million
Interest, rents and other
2.0%$761 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.4%Roads, transit and parking3.8%Sent to other local governments3.7%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

43%

of Egg Harbor Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$13.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$11.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$510 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$484 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$12.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$290 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$1.2 million
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$1.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$127 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$768 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$768 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$255 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$255 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$198 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Egg Harbor Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Egg Harbor 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.