Township government · Monmouth County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hazlet Township took in $84.6 million and spent $32.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)9.8%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

88%

of Hazlet Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes88%

Property tax
88%$74.3 million
Other taxes
0.3%$282 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$282 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$8.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Sewer$3.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$316 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$1.5 million
Fines
0.2%$133 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

60%

of Hazlet Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$19.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$563 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$161 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$236 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$206 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$687 thousand
Interest on debt
8.0%$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$147 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$135 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hazlet 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 Hazlet 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.