Township government · Monmouth County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Neptune Township took in $60.5 million and spent $55.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%State tax money12%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)11%Federal tax money8.9%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

8.9%

of Neptune Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes62%

Property tax
60%$36.3 million
Other taxes
2.0%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$746 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$416 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$5.8 million
  • Other service charges$547 thousand
  • Garbage collection$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$5.4 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$7.0 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$1.3 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$2.4 million
Fines
0.5%$286 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Sent to other local governments8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

28%

of Neptune 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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$17.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.6 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$15.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$12.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$13.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$10.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$834 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.1%$4.5 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$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$812 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$865 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$865 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$741 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$741 thousand
Social services
0.6%$354 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$354 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Neptune 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 Neptune 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.