Township government · Cumberland County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lawrence Township took in $2.5 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%State tax money24%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

71%

of Lawrence Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes73%

Property tax
71%$1.8 million
Other taxes
2.3%$57 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$49 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$601 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$39 thousand
Fines
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Health and hospitals4.2%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

10%

of Lawrence 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%$843 thousand
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$355 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$244 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$179 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$376 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$376 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$174 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$108 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$162 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$162 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$54 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$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.