Township government · Burlington County, NJ

New Hanover Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Hanover Township took in $3.1 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money29%Federal tax money13%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

13%

of New Hanover Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes54%

Property tax
54%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$409 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$894 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$26 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs72%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Social services0.3%

What stands out

72%

of New Hanover Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
72%$1.1 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$768 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$148 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$118 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$332 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$235 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$86 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$70 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Social services
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

New Hanover 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 New Hanover 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.