Township government · Essex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fairfield Township took in $15.2 million and spent $16.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%Township taxes47%Federal tax money2.8%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.8%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

47%

of Fairfield Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes47%

Property tax
42%$6.4 million
Other taxes
4.9%$752 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$727 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Garbage collection$159 thousand
  • Other service charges$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.8%$425 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$116 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$120 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
1.1%$167 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs24%Interest on debt9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

31%

of Fairfield 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$636 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$323 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$968 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.9 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$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$537 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$301 thousand
  • Government buildings$169 thousand
Interest on debt
9.0%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$835 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$606 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$425 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$299 thousand
  • Libraries$126 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$317 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$317 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$42 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairfield Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

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.