Township government · Mercer 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 $149 million and spent $125 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)14%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other3.1%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

14%

of Hamilton Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Township taxes76%

Property tax
72%$108 million
Other taxes
3.6%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$3.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$512 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$21.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$20.4 million
  • Other service charges$596 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.3%$7.9 million

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$2.0 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$4.0 million
Fines
0.5%$717 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

17%

of Hamilton Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$46.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$25.0 million
  • Fire protection$19.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$155 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$32.8 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$21.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$20.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$14.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$12.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$6.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$3.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
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.

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.