Township government · Burlington County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pemberton Township took in $24.0 million and spent $22.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

30%

of Pemberton 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 taxes67%

Property tax
66%$15.9 million
Other taxes
0.6%$152 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$136 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$82 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$636 thousand
Fines
0.7%$179 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

34%

of Pemberton 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
34%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.0 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$844 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$318 thousand
  • Fire protection$196 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$940 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$668 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$516 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$890 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$890 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$320 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$294 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
Social services
1.0%$237 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$237 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pemberton 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 Pemberton 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.