Township government · Salem County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elsinboro Township took in $801 thousand and spent $667 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%State tax money13%Fines and other9.7%

What stands out

10%

of Elsinboro Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes77%

Property tax
77%$617 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$104 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Health and hospitals2.1%

What stands out

24%

of Elsinboro 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
34%$227 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$203 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$122 thousand
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$161 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$161 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elsinboro 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 Elsinboro 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.