Township government · Burlington County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Medford Township took in $29.2 million and spent $18.3 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 taxes58%Fees for services (sewer)21%County and local tax money12%State tax money8.6%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

12%

of Medford Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes58%

Property tax
49%$14.3 million
Other taxes
9.1%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$430 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$6.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$11 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$2.5 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$3.4 million

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.6%$177 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$94 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Interest on debt4.5%Roads, transit and parking2.8%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

34%

of Medford 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
34%$6.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$5.7 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$4.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$323 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$314 thousand
  • Government buildings$186 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$642 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$238 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$149 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$822 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$516 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$516 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$107 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Medford 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 Medford 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.