Township government · Burlington County, NJ

Maple Shade Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Maple Shade Township took in $26.3 million and spent $27.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money7.8%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money1.1%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

33%

of Maple Shade 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 taxes53%

Property tax
51%$13.5 million
Other taxes
1.2%$313 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$148 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$117 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$46 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.2 million
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$215 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$284 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$2.1 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$296 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$1.1 million
Fines
0.2%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt6.0%Roads, transit and parking5.8%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

46%

of Maple Shade 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
46%$12.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.6 million
  • Water supply$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Fire protection$274 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$207 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$5.0 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$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$449 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$357 thousand
  • Government buildings$258 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$1.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$302 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$282 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$282 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$142 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$142 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$128 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$128 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Maple Shade Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Maple Shade 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.