Township government · Cumberland County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenwich Township took in $508 thousand and spent $224 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes91%State tax money9.3%

What stands out

90%

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

Township taxes91%

Property tax
90%$458 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%

What stands out

27%

of Greenwich 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
50%$111 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greenwich 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 Greenwich 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.