Township government · Essex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Livingston Township took in $16.1 million and spent $49.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Fees for services (water, sewer)58%State tax money23%Township taxes16%Fines and other3.3%

Township taxes16%

Other taxes
16%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$498 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$237 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$9.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$5.6 million
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$518 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$3.7 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$271 thousand
Fines
1.6%$254 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt5.1%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

20%

of Livingston 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$15.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$14.3 million
  • Fire protection$733 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$434 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$13.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$961 thousand
  • Government buildings$859 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$694 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$10.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$5.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
5.1%$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$934 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$934 thousand
Social services
1.6%$768 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$768 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$696 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$696 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Livingston 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 Livingston 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.