Township government · Salem County, NJ

Lower Alloways Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Alloways Creek Township took in $3.4 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other86%County and local tax money7.2%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)6.3%

What stands out

86%

of Lower Alloways Creek Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$215 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$213 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money7.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.2%$244 thousand

Fines and other86%

Interest, rents and other
86%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments41%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%Running the government and other costs3.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

41%

of Lower Alloways Creek Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
41%$2.0 million
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$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$202 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$740 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$740 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$314 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$158 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$156 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.7%$180 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Government buildings$140 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$75 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Alloways Creek 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 Lower Alloways Creek 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.