Township government · Monmouth County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Manalapan Township took in $32.3 million and spent $22.6 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 taxes92%Fines and other3.2%State tax money3.0%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)1.3%

What stands out

84%

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

Township taxes92%

Property tax
84%$27.3 million
Other taxes
8.1%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$2.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$404 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$273 thousand
  • Other service charges$98 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$7 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$979 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$855 thousand
Fines
0.6%$179 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

38%

of Manalapan Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$7.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$381 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$223 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$8.3 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$6.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$879 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$627 thousand
  • Government buildings$337 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
  • Water supply$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$791 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$489 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$489 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$421 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$421 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$152 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Manalapan 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 Manalapan 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.