Township government · Mercer County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ewing Township took in $42.6 million and spent $48.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%Fees for services (sewer)22%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

22%

of Ewing 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 taxes77%

Property tax
74%$31.5 million
Other taxes
2.9%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$495 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$480 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$191 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$9.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$8.7 million
  • Other service charges$899 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.3%$146 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$127 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Roads, transit and parking2.1%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

24%

of Ewing 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
39%$18.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$15.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$971 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$854 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$13.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$9.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$912 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$101 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$11.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$8.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$993 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$993 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$852 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$736 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$736 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$239 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ewing 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 Ewing 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.