Township government · Burlington County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Moorestown Township took in $33.0 million and spent $27.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Fines and other13%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

34%

of Moorestown 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 taxes53%

Property tax
52%$17.3 million
Other taxes
0.4%$134 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$114 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$11.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$7.4 million
  • Sewer$3.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$187 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$4.3 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Interest on debt26%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Running the government and other costs6.7%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

26%

of Moorestown Township's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$10.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$7.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Interest on debt
26%$7.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$171 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$1.8 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)$841 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$665 thousand
  • Government buildings$288 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$629 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$629 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$125 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$125 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Moorestown 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 Moorestown 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.