Township government · Warren County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pohatcong Township took in $8.8 million and spent $6.4 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 taxes67%Fines and other12%Fees for services (sewer)9.0%County and local tax money6.8%State tax money5.0%

What stands out

12%

of Pohatcong Township's money comes from fines.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes67%

Property tax
67%$5.8 million
Other taxes
0.3%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$787 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$750 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$439 thousand

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$591 thousand

Fines and other12%

Fines
12%$1.0 million
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Interest on debt2.4%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

18%

of Pohatcong 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
38%$2.4 million
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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$310 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$247 thousand
  • Government buildings$142 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$384 thousand
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$598 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$598 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$150 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$131 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$131 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pohatcong 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 Pohatcong 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.