Township government · Mercer 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 $70.6 million and spent $60.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%Fines and other17%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)11%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

17%

of Lawrence Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes56%

Property tax
51%$35.8 million
Other taxes
5.1%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$353 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$8.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$6.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$10.1 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$1.1 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$11.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

15%

of Lawrence 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%

Running the government and other costs
44%$26.7 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$23.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$525 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$14.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$9.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$512 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$9.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.0 million
  • Electric power$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.3%$790 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$790 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$457 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$322 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$322 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$132 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$43 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$43 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.