Township government · Atlantic County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hamilton Township took in $27.2 million and spent $21.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes74%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

25%

of Hamilton Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes74%

Property tax
74%$20.2 million
Other taxes
0.3%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$171 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

47%

of Hamilton Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$10.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.3 million
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Fire protection$519 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$422 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$699 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$689 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$270 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$179 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$91 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$134 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Hamilton 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.