Township government · Somerset County, NJ

Green Brook Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Green Brook Township took in $10.3 million and spent $9.5 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)11%Fines and other7.5%State tax money6.3%County and local tax money3.9%

What stands out

11%

of Green Brook 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 taxes72%

Property tax
70%$7.2 million
Other taxes
1.4%$140 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$72 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$644 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$404 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Fines
4.0%$410 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.5%$362 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Health and hospitals2.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

15%

of Green Brook 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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$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$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$364 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$244 thousand
  • Government buildings$139 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$169 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$144 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$137 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$456 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$456 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$193 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$193 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$103 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Green Brook 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 Green Brook 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.