Township government · Salem County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Quinton Township took in $1.8 million and spent $1.5 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 taxes44%State tax money20%Fees for services (sewer)18%Fines and other17%

What stands out

18%

of Quinton Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes44%

Property tax
44%$813 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$338 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other government-run businesses
  • Sewer$329 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$373 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$305 thousand
Fines
0.9%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Interest on debt5.2%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

22%

of Quinton 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
45%$675 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$226 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$213 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$147 thousand
  • Government buildings$89 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$325 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$229 thousand
  • Sewer systems$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$219 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$219 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$116 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
  • Police$19 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$77 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$36 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$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Social services
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Quinton 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 Quinton 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.