Township government · Warren County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Independence Township took in $18.3 million and spent $16.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes95%State tax money2.2%Federal tax money1.5%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

95%

of Independence Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes95%

Property tax
95%$17.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$283 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$404 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$199 thousand
Fines
0.2%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments86%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Running the government and other costs3.2%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

86%

of Independence Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
86%$14.3 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$14.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$995 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$109 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$63 thousand
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.2%$522 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$237 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$122 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$101 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$492 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$492 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Independence 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 Independence 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.