Township government · Union County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hillside Township took in $45.2 million and spent $44.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Fines and other22%State tax money10%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

22%

of Hillside Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes66%

Property tax
65%$29.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$1.1 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$4.5 million

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$9.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

37%

of Hillside Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$18.5 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$16.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$947 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$923 thousand
  • Government buildings$315 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$16.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.6 million
  • Fire protection$6.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$820 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$435 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$5.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$766 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$474 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$772 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$367 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$367 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$80 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$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hillside 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 Hillside 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.