Township government · Monmouth County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Middletown Township took in $101 million and spent $81.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%Fees for services (sewer, housing)17%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other4.5%State tax money0.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

17%

of Middletown Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Township taxes71%

Property tax
67%$67.7 million
Other taxes
4.6%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$3.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$958 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$404 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$17.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$10.6 million
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Housing$1.3 million
  • Parking$469 thousand
  • Road charges$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$6.5 million

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$517 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$70 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$4.2 million
Fines
0.3%$341 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Housing and community development7.7%Roads, transit and parking5.8%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

16%

of Middletown Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$30.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$25.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$20.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$16.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$566 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$12.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$11.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Housing and community development
7.7%$6.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$1.8 million
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$1.8 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$659 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$659 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Middletown 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 Middletown 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.