Township government · Ocean County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plumsted Township took in $2.9 million and spent $1.8 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 taxes84%County and local tax money15%Fees for services0.9%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Plumsted Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes84%

Property tax
84%$2.4 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$445 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Sent to other local governments2.1%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

53%

of Plumsted Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
53%$969 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$928 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$713 thousand
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$254 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$232 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$154 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$39 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$39 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plumsted 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 Plumsted 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.