Township government · Warren County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oxford Township took in $3.8 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)29%Fines and other13%State tax money4.4%

What stands out

29%

of Oxford 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 taxes54%

Property tax
32%$1.2 million
Other taxes
23%$853 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$839 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$986 thousand
  • Garbage collection$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$165 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$446 thousand
Fines
0.8%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Sent to other local governments4.0%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

41%

of Oxford 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$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$827 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$162 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$394 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$394 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$145 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$111 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$127 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$127 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oxford Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Oxford 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.