Township government · Burlington County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lumberton Township took in $40.0 million and spent $6.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes87%County and local tax money9.0%State tax money3.4%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

9%

of Lumberton Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes87%

Property tax
87%$34.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$1.4 million

County and local tax money9.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.0%$3.6 million

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$91 thousand

Where it goes

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

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Housing and community development5.6%All other spending5.8%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$186 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$144 thousand
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$467 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Gas supply$293 thousand
  • Electric power$88 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
  • Water supply$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$380 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$380 thousand
Housing and community development
5.6%$338 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$338 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lumberton Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Lumberton 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.