Township government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harding Township took in $7.6 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%Fines and other12%State tax money6.0%Fees for services (sewer)2.6%

What stands out

11%

of Harding Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes79%

Property tax
79%$6.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$200 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$454 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$863 thousand
Fines
0.8%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%Sent to other local governments3.7%Interest on debt1.8%Health and hospitals1.4%

What stands out

29%

of Harding Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$561 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$362 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$140 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$326 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$234 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$271 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$271 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$134 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$101 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harding 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 Harding 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.