Township government · Middlesex County, NJ

Old Bridge Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Old Bridge Township took in $303 million and spent $86.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%Fines and other15%Fees for services (sewer, water)14%State tax money2.9%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

14%

of Old Bridge Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 3%.

Township taxes68%

Property tax
67%$203 million
Other taxes
0.4%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$540 thousand
  • Other licenses$525 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$105 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$42.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$18.0 million
  • Water$17.8 million
  • Housing$6.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$864 thousand
  • Parking$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$8.8 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$2.2 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$43.7 million
Fines
0.2%$725 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Sent to other local governments11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

30%

of Old Bridge Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$25.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$16.7 million
  • Sewer systems$8.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$21.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$479 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$18.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$15.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$990 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$9.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$6.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Parking$131 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$921 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$251 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$748 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$548 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$548 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Old Bridge Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Old Bridge 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.