Township government · Somerset County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hillsborough Township took in $44.1 million and spent $47.4 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 taxes59%Fees for services (sewer)30%State tax money6.1%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

30%

of Hillsborough 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 taxes59%

Property tax
52%$23.1 million
Other taxes
6.4%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$61 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$13.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$13.2 million
  • Other service charges$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$2.7 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$1.3 million
Fines
2.0%$900 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Sent to other local governments6.9%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

25%

of Hillsborough 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
30%$14.1 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$11.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$201 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$11.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$11.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$448 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$11.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$9.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$430 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Sent to other local governments
6.9%$3.3 million
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$3.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$925 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$925 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$819 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$819 thousand
Social services
0.6%$276 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$276 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$216 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough 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.