Township government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jefferson Township took in $32.8 million and spent $32.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)19%State tax money7.1%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money0.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

19%

of Jefferson Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes73%

Property tax
71%$23.1 million
Other taxes
2.2%$712 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$556 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$93 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$2.7 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$24 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$2.3 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$104 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$99 thousand
Fines
0.3%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

16%

of Jefferson Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$9.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$468 thousand
  • Fire protection$425 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$391 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$9.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$798 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$619 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$929 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$876 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$517 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$348 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$169 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$422 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$422 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$63 thousand
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$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.