Township government · Sussex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fredon Township took in $2.5 million and spent $2.1 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 taxes89%State tax money8.9%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.7%

What stands out

86%

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

Township taxes89%

Property tax
86%$2.2 million
Other taxes
2.6%$64 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$223 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$31 thousand
Fines
0.6%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%Interest on debt2.7%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

49%

of Fredon Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$1.0 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$531 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$213 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$186 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$669 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$669 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$193 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$91 thousand
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$104 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fredon 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 Fredon 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.