Township government · Middlesex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plainsboro Township took in $25.0 million and spent $16.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%State tax money6.9%Fines and other5.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.7%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

77%

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

Township taxes85%

Property tax
77%$19.2 million
Other taxes
7.9%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$528 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$190 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$426 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$341 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$1.7 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$320 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$844 thousand
Fines
1.8%$439 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs37%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Interest on debt3.7%Roads, transit and parking2.0%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

18%

of Plainsboro Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$659 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$326 thousand
  • Fire protection$212 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$6.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$931 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$894 thousand
  • Government buildings$520 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$607 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$329 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$329 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plainsboro 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 Plainsboro 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.