Township government · Cumberland County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairfield Township took in $4.1 million and spent $2.6 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 taxes65%State tax money17%Fines and other16%Fees for services1.9%

What stands out

15%

of Fairfield 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 taxes65%

Property tax
59%$2.4 million
Other taxes
6.2%$250 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$232 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$76 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$682 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$590 thousand
Fines
1.7%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals8.5%Interest on debt5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%

What stands out

8.5%

of Fairfield Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$1.2 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$719 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$237 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$181 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$642 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$642 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$358 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$146 thousand
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$67 thousand
  • Police$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.5%$226 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$226 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$133 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$117 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
  • Sewer systems$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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.