Township government · Monmouth County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Howell Township took in $74.0 million and spent $58.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes83%Fees for services (sewer, parking)12%Fines and other2.9%State tax money0.9%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

12%

of Howell Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Township taxes83%

Property tax
79%$58.1 million
Other taxes
4.7%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$3.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$323 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$9.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$7.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Parking$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$489 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$697 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$28 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$1.6 million
Fines
0.8%$560 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

12%

of Howell Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$26.6 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$23.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$824 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$17.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$15.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$438 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$192 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$7.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$882 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$1.8 million
Social services
0.9%$538 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$538 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$136 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$136 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Howell 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 Howell 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.