Township government · Cumberland County, NJ

Maurice River Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Maurice River Township took in $2.2 million and spent $1.9 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 taxes73%State tax money21%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

70%

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

Township taxes73%

Property tax
70%$1.5 million
Other taxes
2.9%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$464 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Fines
3.5%$75 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.5%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

18%

of Maurice River Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$580 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$248 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$147 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$84 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$506 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$506 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$371 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$145 thousand
  • Police$121 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$100 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$334 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$334 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
Social services
1.5%$29 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Maurice River 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 Maurice River 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.