Township government · Middlesex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monroe Township took in $38.2 million and spent $29.3 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 taxes85%State tax money7.8%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.4%

What stands out

81%

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

Township taxes85%

Property tax
81%$31.0 million
Other taxes
4.0%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$284 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$924 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$898 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$3.0 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$1.4 million
Fines
0.9%$326 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

36%

of Monroe Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$12.1 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$10.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$988 thousand
  • Government buildings$546 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$526 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$8.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$802 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$612 thousand
  • Fire protection$233 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$880 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$593 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$648 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$648 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$258 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe 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 Monroe 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.