Township government · Ocean County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jackson Township took in $78.8 million and spent $60.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%Fines and other25%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%State tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

24%

of Jackson Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 3%.

Township taxes52%

Property tax
48%$37.6 million
Other taxes
4.4%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$3.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$181 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$17.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$10.1 million
  • Sewer$7.0 million

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%$422 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$665 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
24%$19.0 million
Fines
0.7%$543 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Interest on debt1.6%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

21%

of Jackson 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
35%$21.2 million
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$17.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$19.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$15.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$12.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.0 million
  • Sewer systems$5.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$979 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$633 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$633 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$231 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$211 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$211 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Jackson 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.