Township government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kingwood Township took in $3.1 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%State tax money8.9%Fines and other1.2%Fees for services0.9%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

9.1%

of Kingwood Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes88%

Property tax
79%$2.5 million
Other taxes
9.1%$285 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$257 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$279 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$28 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
0.7%$23 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt4.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

49%

of Kingwood Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$1.1 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$662 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$218 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$198 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$738 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$738 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$285 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$101 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$93 thousand
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$108 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$25 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kingwood Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Kingwood 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.