Township government · Warren County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hope Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 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 taxes58%Fines and other29%State tax money13%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Hope Township's money comes from fines.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes58%

Property tax
54%$778 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$188 thousand

Fines and other29%

Fines
26%$381 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.5%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

56%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$663 thousand
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$332 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$173 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$111 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$300 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$245 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$147 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$147 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hope 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 Hope 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.