Township government · Warren County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Knowlton 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 taxes65%Fines and other15%State tax money13%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)6.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

9.1%

of Knowlton Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes65%

Property tax
64%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$205 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$198 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$403 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$15 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$284 thousand
Fines
5.9%$185 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

12%

of Knowlton Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$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$718 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$218 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$165 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$423 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$423 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$350 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$271 thousand
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$261 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$243 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$28 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$28 thousand
Social services
1.2%$28 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Knowlton 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 Knowlton 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.