Township government · Passaic County, NJ

Little Falls Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Little Falls Township took in $18.3 million and spent $16.1 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 money6.2%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)1.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

85%

of Little Falls Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes88%

Property tax
85%$15.5 million
Other taxes
2.7%$496 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$246 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$209 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$308 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$241 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$1.1 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$35 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Fines
3.0%$544 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$251 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

34%

of Little Falls Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$664 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$655 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$187 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$5.2 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$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$571 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$482 thousand
  • Government buildings$118 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$846 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$253 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$605 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$203 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$203 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$189 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$189 thousand
Social services
0.3%$41 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Little Falls 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 Little Falls 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.