Township government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Raritan Township took in $28.3 million and spent $28.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%Fees for services (sewer)27%Fines and other12%State tax money7.3%County and local tax money4.7%

What stands out

27%

of Raritan Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes49%

Property tax
46%$12.9 million
Other taxes
3.5%$988 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$962 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$6.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$2.1 million

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$1.3 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.3 million
Fines
0.4%$120 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Interest on debt4.2%

What stands out

56%

of Raritan Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$16.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$16.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$631 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$301 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$5.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5.6 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Raritan 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 Raritan 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.