Township government · Warren County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lopatcong Township took in $10.3 million and spent $7.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes84%State tax money9.8%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

82%

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

Township taxes84%

Property tax
82%$8.5 million
Other taxes
2.0%$211 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$166 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$1.0 million

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$343 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$254 thousand
Fines
0.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Interest on debt1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

37%

of Lopatcong Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$3.9 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$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$440 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$264 thousand
  • Government buildings$96 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$230 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$103 thousand
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$691 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$691 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$136 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lopatcong 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 Lopatcong 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.