Township government · Gloucester County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mantua Township took in $18.3 million and spent $15.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%Township taxes43%State tax money8.1%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

46%

of Mantua Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes43%

Property tax
39%$7.1 million
Other taxes
4.3%$793 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$422 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$295 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$4.6 million
  • Sewer$3.7 million
  • Other service charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$112 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$195 thousand
Fines
0.9%$161 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

47%

of Mantua 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$7.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$304 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$238 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$325 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$286 thousand
  • Government buildings$125 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$912 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$912 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$472 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$260 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$212 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$210 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$210 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$61 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mantua 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 Mantua 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.