Township government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Readington Township took in $86.5 million and spent $25.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes96%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)2.6%State tax money0.6%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

93%

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

Township taxes96%

Property tax
93%$80.6 million
Other taxes
3.2%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$390 thousand
  • Housing$264 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$478 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$301 thousand
Fines
0.1%$104 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Social services8.9%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

8.9%

of Readington Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$7.8 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$6.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$706 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$638 thousand
  • Government buildings$461 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$746 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$398 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Social services
8.9%$2.3 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$2.3 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$428 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$229 thousand
  • Libraries$199 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$265 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$265 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$36 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Readington Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Readington 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.