Township government · Essex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Irvington Township took in $304 million and spent $348 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%Township taxes28%Fees for services (sewer, parking)4.9%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

60%

of Irvington Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

Township taxes28%

Property tax
27%$81.3 million
Other taxes
0.9%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$421 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$78 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$15.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$9.8 million
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Other school charges$216 thousand
  • Parking$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$14.8 million

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$182 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$4.9 million
Fines
1.2%$3.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges68%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

68%

of Irvington Township's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
68%$237 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$237 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$47.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$41.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$40.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$23.7 million
  • Fire protection$13.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$656 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$10.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5.1 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$3.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$142 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$631 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$430 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$430 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$409 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$95 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$95 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Irvington Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Irvington 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.