Township government · Cumberland County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hopewell Township took in $2.4 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)29%State tax money9.7%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

29%

of Hopewell Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes55%

Property tax
51%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.9%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$67 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$689 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and road charges
  • Sewer$688 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$11 thousand

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$232 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$135 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Interest on debt7.8%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

35%

of Hopewell Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$606 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$464 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$142 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$605 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$232 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$197 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$159 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$178 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$178 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$157 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
  • Police$50 thousand
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
7.8%$133 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hopewell 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 Hopewell 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.