Township government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gloucester Township took in $85.4 million and spent $55.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)8.7%Federal tax money3.9%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other0.4%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

3.9%

of Gloucester Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Township taxes85%

Property tax
83%$70.8 million
Other taxes
2.0%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$224 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$67 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$7.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$6.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$3.3 million

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$113 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$1.7 million

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.3%$240 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Interest on debt5.1%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

21%

of Gloucester Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$19.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$18.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$15.5 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$11.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$12.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.2 million
  • Sewer systems$5.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Interest on debt
5.1%$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$564 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$564 thousand
Social services
0.1%$65 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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.