Township government · Warren 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 $27.2 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes91%Fines and other5.3%State tax money1.8%Federal tax money1.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.2%

What stands out

91%

of Mansfield Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes91%

Property tax
91%$24.8 million
Other taxes
0.3%$74 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand
  • Other licenses$21 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$48 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$385 thousand

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$499 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$1.1 million
Fines
1.4%$380 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 jails49%Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking2.2%Sent to other local governments1.9%Health and hospitals1.3%All other spending1.6%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$295 thousand
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
Running the government and other costs
44%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$78 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$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 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. 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.