Township government · Ocean County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Manchester Township took in $38.6 million and spent $27.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)18%State tax money7.9%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

5%

of Manchester Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes66%

Property tax
62%$23.9 million
Other taxes
3.7%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$303 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$42 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$4.7 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$1.9 million

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$3.1 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$125 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Interest on debt2.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

47%

of Manchester 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
47%$12.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$11.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$650 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$291 thousand
  • Fire protection$121 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$8.5 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$6.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$309 thousand
  • Government buildings$214 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$746 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$808 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$634 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$174 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$586 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$586 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$79 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Manchester Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Manchester 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.