Township government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyndhurst Township took in $45.6 million and spent $31.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%Fees for services (water, road charges)11%Fines and other2.3%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

82%

of Lyndhurst Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes85%

Property tax
82%$37.6 million
Other taxes
2.4%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$587 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$318 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$164 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Other service charges$424 thousand
  • Road charges$233 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$185 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$690 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$855 thousand
Fines
0.5%$215 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Interest on debt8.5%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

23%

of Lyndhurst 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
30%$9.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$678 thousand
  • Fire protection$177 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$8.0 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$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$652 thousand
  • Government buildings$361 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$211 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Interest on debt
8.5%$2.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$379 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$776 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$776 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$627 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$627 thousand
Social services
0.3%$109 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$109 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lyndhurst 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 Lyndhurst 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.