Township government · Monmouth County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Freehold Township took in $45.4 million and spent $46.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%Fines and other3.5%State tax money1.5%County and local tax money0.7%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

35%

of Freehold 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 taxes59%

Property tax
54%$24.4 million
Other taxes
5.3%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$521 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$135 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$15.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$8.1 million
  • Water$5.0 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$65 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$692 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$306 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
2.0%$924 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$666 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking2.9%Interest on debt2.7%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

28%

of Freehold 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
42%$19.6 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$17.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$662 thousand
  • Government buildings$557 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$12.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$9.2 million
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$9.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$9.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$485 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$142 thousand
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$707 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$535 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$772 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$772 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$640 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$640 thousand
Social services
0.2%$102 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$102 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Freehold 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 Freehold 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.