Township government · Morris County, NJ

Mount Olive Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Olive Township took in $35.5 million and spent $25.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%Fees for services (sewer, water)18%Fines and other6.6%State tax money5.2%

What stands out

18%

of Mount Olive 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 taxes70%

Property tax
65%$23.0 million
Other taxes
5.6%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$278 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$132 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$4.3 million
  • Water$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$1.9 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$2.2 million
Fines
0.4%$148 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

18%

of Mount Olive 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$9.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.5 million
  • Fire protection$755 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$537 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$217 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$7.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$926 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$744 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
2.2%$572 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$572 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$565 thousand
Social services
0.5%$116 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mount Olive 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 Mount Olive 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.