Township government · Sussex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Green Township took in $3.4 million and spent $2.8 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 taxes90%State tax money5.0%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services (airport)0.4%

What stands out

89%

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

Township taxes90%

Property tax
89%$3.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport
  • Airport$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$169 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$147 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt3.3%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

16%

of Green 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
45%$1.2 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$654 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$287 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$236 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$588 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$571 thousand
  • Airports$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$441 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$441 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$344 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$290 thousand
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$93 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$49 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Green 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 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.