Township government · Gloucester County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harrison Township took in $9.9 million and spent $10.1 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 taxes72%Fees for services (sewer)16%State tax money6.4%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

16%

of Harrison 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 taxes72%

Property tax
68%$6.8 million
Other taxes
3.6%$356 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$304 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$636 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$423 thousand
Fines
1.5%$150 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Interest on debt8.0%Roads, transit and parking5.4%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

25%

of Harrison 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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$433 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$310 thousand
  • Government buildings$230 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$366 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$225 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Interest on debt
8.0%$813 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$542 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$542 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$113 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harrison 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 Harrison 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.