Township government · Gloucester 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 $15.5 million and spent $12.4 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 taxes79%Fees for services (water, sewer)13%State tax money4.2%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

13%

of Greenwich 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 taxes79%

Property tax
78%$12.1 million
Other taxes
0.7%$104 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$81 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$629 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$648 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$63 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$373 thousand
Fines
1.0%$154 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

23%

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
39%$4.8 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$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$390 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$373 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$524 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$149 thousand
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$690 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$516 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$953 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$953 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$255 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$105 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$105 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$60 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. 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 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.