Township government · Atlantic County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Galloway Township took in $32.8 million and spent $21.7 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 taxes72%Fees for services (sewer)24%State tax money2.1%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

24%

of Galloway 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 taxes72%

Property tax
69%$22.7 million
Other taxes
2.8%$928 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$526 thousand
  • Other licenses$163 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$153 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Other service charges$743 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$704 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$16 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Fines
1.6%$513 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Interest on debt3.4%Roads, transit and parking2.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

22%

of Galloway 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$7.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$516 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$419 thousand
  • Fire protection$390 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$6.8 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$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$619 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$529 thousand
  • Government buildings$183 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$219 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$745 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$487 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$487 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$293 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$293 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Galloway 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 Galloway 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.