Township government · Gloucester County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elk Township took in $4.8 million and spent $4.2 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 taxes87%State tax money6.6%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

84%

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

Township taxes87%

Property tax
84%$4.0 million
Other taxes
3.6%$171 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$148 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$317 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$20 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Fines
3.2%$155 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.7%$128 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

42%

of Elk Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$1.9 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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$235 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$156 thousand
  • Government buildings$67 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$194 thousand
  • Fire protection$111 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$253 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$253 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$207 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$74 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$30 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$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elk 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 Elk 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.