Township government · Middlesex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Piscataway Township took in $97.8 million and spent $72.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%Fees for services (sewer)17%Fines and other16%State tax money6.0%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

15%

of Piscataway Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 3%.

Township taxes60%

Property tax
57%$55.3 million
Other taxes
3.4%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$380 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$160 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$16.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$11.2 million
  • Other service charges$5.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$1.2 million

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$5.9 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$14.9 million
Fines
0.5%$535 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

10%

of Piscataway Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$30.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$23.0 million
  • Government buildings$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$298 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$16.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$13.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$673 thousand
  • Fire protection$397 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$318 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$6.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Libraries$3.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$2.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$1.7 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$1.7 million
Social services
2.0%$1.4 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1.4 million
Housing and community development
1.5%$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$417 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$417 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Piscataway Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Piscataway 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.