Township government · Essex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Millburn Township took in $47.3 million and spent $21.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes94%Fees for services (parking, parks and recreation)4.4%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

94%

of Millburn Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes94%

Property tax
94%$44.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesParking and parks and recreation
  • Parking$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$746 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking2.1%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

22%

of Millburn Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$8.2 million
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$866 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$373 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$4.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$190 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$916 thousand
  • Government buildings$456 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$448 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking
  • Parking$448 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Millburn 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 Millburn 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.