Township government · Burlington County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mansfield Township took in $8.5 million and spent $7.2 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 taxes71%State tax money17%Fines and other9.8%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)1.1%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

6.7%

of Mansfield Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes71%

Property tax
65%$5.5 million
Other taxes
6.7%$569 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$516 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$93 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$56 thousand
  • Sewer$27 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.4 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$67 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Fines
5.8%$489 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.0%$337 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Interest on debt5.9%Roads, transit and parking5.3%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

31%

of Mansfield Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$3.2 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$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$345 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$245 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$416 thousand
  • Fire protection$179 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$522 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$483 thousand
  • Sewer systems$39 thousand
Interest on debt
5.9%$428 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$379 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$379 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$226 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$226 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$173 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$173 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$97 thousand
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$97 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mansfield 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 Mansfield 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.