Township government · Cape May County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Middle Township took in $28.4 million and spent $31.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)20%State tax money16%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money4.4%Federal tax money3.3%

What stands out

20%

of Middle 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 taxes50%

Property tax
48%$13.7 million
Other taxes
1.4%$397 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$297 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$62 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Other service charges$265 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$926 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$4.7 million

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$1.2 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$1.8 million
Fines
0.4%$103 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Interest on debt4.5%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

28%

of Middle 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
28%$8.9 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$7.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$762 thousand
  • Government buildings$401 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$206 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$8.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$7.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$582 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$266 thousand
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Interest on debt
4.5%$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$744 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$744 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$743 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$743 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$68 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$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Middle 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 Middle 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.