Township government · Monmouth County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marlboro Township took in $47.7 million and spent $40.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)24%State tax money4.8%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

24%

of Marlboro 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 taxes68%

Property tax
65%$31.0 million
Other taxes
3.2%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$920 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$584 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$11.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Water$9.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$2.3 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$1.0 million
Fines
0.6%$304 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

25%

of Marlboro 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%

Running the government and other costs
30%$12.2 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$10.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$598 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$570 thousand
  • Government buildings$493 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$11.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$10.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$655 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$392 thousand
  • Fire protection$225 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$10.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$8.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$390 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$111 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$111 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marlboro 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 Marlboro 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.