Township government · Ocean County, NJ

Long Beach Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Long Beach Township took in $90.6 million and spent $27.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes93%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)2.6%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money1.6%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

93%

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

Township taxes93%

Property tax
93%$84.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$74 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Sewer$175 thousand
  • Water$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$1.1 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$1.4 million
Fines
0.2%$185 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Interest on debt4.3%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

36%

of Long Beach 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$9.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$651 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$570 thousand
  • Fire protection$448 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$974 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$974 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$418 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$282 thousand
  • Roads and highways$136 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$69 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Long Beach Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Long Beach 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.