Township government · Salem County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pilesgrove Township took in $3.1 million and spent $1.6 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 taxes74%State tax money14%Fines and other10%County and local tax money1.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.5%

What stands out

8.4%

of Pilesgrove Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes74%

Property tax
71%$2.2 million
Other taxes
2.7%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$68 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$418 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$47 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$257 thousand
Fines
1.7%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Interest on debt7.3%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

10%

of Pilesgrove 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%

Running the government and other costs
44%$725 thousand
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$412 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$120 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$299 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$170 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$81 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$249 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$249 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$171 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$171 thousand
Interest on debt
7.3%$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pilesgrove 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 Pilesgrove 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.