Township government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pennsauken Township took in $22.3 million and spent $27.5 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 taxes97%Fees for services3.4%

What stands out

94%

of Pennsauken Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes97%

Property tax
94%$20.9 million
Other taxes
2.9%$658 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$604 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$768 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$768 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Sent to other local governments3.3%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

62%

of Pennsauken Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$17.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$940 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Fire protection$148 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$895 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$895 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$110 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pennsauken 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 Pennsauken 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.