Township government · Essex County, NJ

Orange City Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Orange City Township took in $251 million and spent $292 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%Township taxes24%Fees for services (sewer, housing)6.1%Federal tax money3.4%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

65%

of Orange City Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes24%

Property tax
23%$57.6 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$150 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$15.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; housing and 4 more
  • Sewer$11.3 million
  • Housing$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • School lunches$481 thousand
  • Other school charges$249 thousand
  • Parking$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$8.4 million

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$163 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$3.7 million
Fines
0.7%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges68%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Running the government and other costs9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Housing and community development3.6%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

68%

of Orange City Township's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
68%$199 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$199 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$28.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$16.1 million
  • Fire protection$8.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$26.5 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$21.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$539 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$13.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$12.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$767 thousand
Housing and community development
3.6%$10.5 million
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$7.9 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$7.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Public transit$1.8 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$817 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$443 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$98 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$98 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Orange City Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Orange City 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.