Township government · Middlesex County, NJ

North Brunswick Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), North Brunswick Township took in $65.6 million and spent $51.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%State tax money8.2%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

26%

of North Brunswick 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 taxes59%

Property tax
56%$36.4 million
Other taxes
3.2%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$295 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$185 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$16.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$8.5 million
  • Water$8.3 million
  • Other service charges$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$4.0 million

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$5.4 million

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
0.9%$579 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$224 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt5.1%Roads, transit and parking2.9%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

36%

of North Brunswick 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$18.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$8.0 million
  • Sewer systems$7.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$17.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$14.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$255 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$10.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$441 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$2.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$493 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Social services
0.3%$163 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$163 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$138 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$138 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

North Brunswick Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of North Brunswick 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.