Township government · Ocean County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ocean Township took in $17.3 million and spent $15.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Fines and other4.8%State tax money4.2%County and local tax money3.9%Federal tax money2.8%

What stands out

24%

of Ocean Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes60%

Property tax
60%$10.3 million
Other taxes
0.5%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$524 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$476 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$733 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$680 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$770 thousand
Fines
0.3%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Interest on debt3.6%Sent to other local governments0.9%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

26%

of Ocean Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$5.9 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$4.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$414 thousand
  • Government buildings$369 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$357 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$282 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$187 thousand
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$917 thousand
  • Water supply$732 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$537 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$305 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$232 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$138 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$138 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ocean 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 Ocean 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.